---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain persons. - Amends TCA Title 54."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain persons. - Amends TCA Title 54."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 137"
citation: "Tennessee SB 137 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Massey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4ddac75-c44e-466d-8824-71b5904b8f13"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0137&GA=112"
source_hash: "bc4a67d04df11da28a33e3a2581975e3484b854060b89e4a5cb038fc2a60533a"
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 137 (112) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain persons. - Amends TCA Title 54.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0248** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0248.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0013** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0013.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0139** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0139.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0148.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0149.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0137.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/24/2021 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/7/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/30/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/1/2021 Passed — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Amendment #2 Division #2 4/1/2021 Passed — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (1) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/28/2021 Passed — **26–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-13** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-14** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-30** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0148)
- **2021-04-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0013)
- **2021-04-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA0149)
- **2021-04-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0139)
- **2021-04-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0248) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 4 (Amendment 1 - HA0248) `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 351
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 351

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4ddac75-c44e-466d-8824-71b5904b8f13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).