---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, extends for two years the provision, that was set to expire July 1, 2017, allowing counties to provide 2 percent matching funds for state-aid highway funds rather than 25 percent. - Amends TCA Section 54-4-404."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, extends for two years the provision, that was set to expire July 1, 2017, allowing counties to provide 2 percent matching funds for state-aid highway funds rather than 25 percent. - Amends TCA Section 54-4-404."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 700"
citation: "Tennessee SB 700 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill T", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f56867a9-0740-406c-a496-fbc793bd4496"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0700&GA=110"
source_hash: "4be6fca045c378e7ff702c1ae13f0962b61c848105b3cf8aa7260ade8a7c5881"
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 SB 700 (110) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, extends for two years the provision, that was set to expire July 1, 2017, allowing counties to provide 2 percent matching funds for state-aid highway funds rather than 25 percent. - Amends TCA Section 54-4-404.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0700.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/27/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2017 Passed (1) — **82–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/23/2017 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 1 5/9/2017 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hill T — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee-- Finance, Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/27/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-16** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 3/21/17
- **2017-03-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-22** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-05** Passed H., as am., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-05** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0341) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0341) `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-30** Pub. Ch. 442
- **2017-05-30** Effective date(s) 05/25/2017
- **2017-05-30** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 442

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f56867a9-0740-406c-a496-fbc793bd4496`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).