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SB1321 • 2026

Transportation, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 54, and to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. -- HB 6006 / SB 6006), relative to transportation.

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Sponsor
Johnson, Lamberth
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about what happens with the data after removing the requirement, nor does it clarify if other parts of the law will still require similar reports or actions related to pedestrian safety.

Removing an Old Transportation Report Requirement

This bill removes a requirement for the Tennessee Department of Transportation to submit a report on pedestrian safety findings and recommendations.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a rule that required the Tennessee Department of Transportation to create a yearly report about pedestrian safety.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

Pedestrian safety
Measures and policies to protect people who walk from traffic dangers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens with the pedestrian safety data and recommendations after removing the report requirement.
  • It is unclear if other parts of the law will still require similar reports or actions related to pedestrian safety.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1334
By Lamberth

SENATE BILL 1321
By Johnson

SB1321
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 54, and to amend Chapter __ of the Public
Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. -- HB 6006 / SB 6006),
relative to transportation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 54-1-104, is amended by deleting the
section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.