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SB1877 • 2026

Transportation, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55 and Title 65, relative to transportation.

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Sponsor
Johnson, Lamberth
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on whether the Department of Transportation is required to collect or submit additional data beyond extending the reporting period.

Transportation Report Extension

This bill extends for one year the time period during which the Tennessee Department of Transportation must submit an annual report on blocked highway-rail grade crossings.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the reporting requirement for one more year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Transportation
  • Committees of the Tennessee General Assembly

Terms To Know

Highway-rail grade crossing
A place where a road crosses railroad tracks at the same level.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after July 2028.
  • It is unclear if this will be extended again in future years.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to SB1877

Plain English: Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1877 Watson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1877 House Bill No.
  • 1641* SA1093 018398 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead the following: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Re-refer to S. Cal Comm

  2. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026

  3. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/23/2026

  4. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  5. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 2

  6. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  7. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/21/2026

  8. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  9. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Transportation Committee

  10. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/20/2026

  11. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  12. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Senate Transportation & Safety Committee

  13. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  15. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  16. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  18. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1641
By Lamberth

SENATE BILL 1877
By Johnson
SB1877
010049
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55
and Title 65, relative to transportation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-3-124, is amended by deleting the
language "2022--2026" and substituting the language "2022--2027".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-3-124, is further amended by
deleting the language "July 1, 2027" and substituting instead the language "July 1, 2028".
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.