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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, defines \"fully enclosed\" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55."
+description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, defines \"fully enclosed\" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "HB 859"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 859 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2025-02-04"
+last_action: "2025-04-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b77704a-1f80-425b-8683-5b3db06bf340"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0859&ga=114"
+source_hash: "57ffb49630b641270107f5157105f3ab7ac852639c1a47bcb42f5879ab3a22ab"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 859 (114) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, defines "fully enclosed" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0116** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0116.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0149.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0859.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 3/20/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **91–2** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (3) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **27–1** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alexander — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2025-02-06** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
+- **2025-03-04** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-04** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
+- **2025-03-11** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025
+- **2025-03-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
+- **2025-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-03-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
+- **2025-03-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
+- **2025-03-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0116) `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-03-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
+- **2025-03-26** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2025-03-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2025-03-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0149)
+- **2025-03-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
+- **2025-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
+- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
+- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 197
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b77704a-1f80-425b-8683-5b3db06bf340`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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