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HB2335 • 2026

Transportation, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 23; Title 9, Chapter 11; Title 9, Chapter 21; Title 9, Chapter 4; Title 9, Chapter 9; Title 54 and Title 67, relative to transportation infrastructure funding.

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Sponsor
Clemmons, Yarbro
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information about who receives the reports or which specific sections are updated. These details were inferred from the bill summary but removed due to lack of explicit support in the provided text.

Changing Deadline for Transportation Report

This bill changes when the Tennessee Department of Transportation must submit its yearly report about transportation projects funded by the state.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline from January 1 to February 15 for submitting an annual report on transportation projects.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Department of Transportation
  • Speakers of the Senate and House of Representatives
  • Chairs of transportation committees

Terms To Know

Transportation Modernization Fund
A fund used by Tennessee to pay for improvements in its transportation system.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the report is submitted late.
  • It only changes deadlines and reporting requirements, not funding amounts or project details.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  2. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  3. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/11/2026

  4. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  5. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  6. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  7. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  10. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2518
By Yarbro

HOUSE BILL 2335
By Clemmons
HB2335
012039
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 23; Title 9, Chapter 11; Title 9, Chapter
21; Title 9, Chapter 4; Title 9, Chapter 9; Title 54
and Title 67, relative to transportation
infrastructure funding.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 54-2-202(a), is amended by deleting
the language "each January 1 thereafter" and substituting instead the language "each February
15 thereafter".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.