---
type: "Bill"
title: "Railroads - As enacted, authorizes Cumberland County to establish a railroad authority of three or five members and prescribes the manner in which members are appointed. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 56, Part 2."
description: "Railroads - As enacted, authorizes Cumberland County to establish a railroad authority of three or five members and prescribes the manner in which members are appointed. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 56, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2885"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2885 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Railroads"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Sexton C"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9753c0c-5bdc-4abe-867e-dcddaec4062e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2885&GA=112"
source_hash: "ea59a9c7ea3a617457e942c7e30fbb49939611b0c542726035b0a955bedc94b9"
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 2885 (112) — Railroads - As enacted, authorizes Cumberland County to establish a railroad authority of three or five members and prescribes the manner in which members are appointed. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 56, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2885.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/28/2022 2/24/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/15/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee 3/9/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Sexton C — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Trans & Safety Comm. 3-9-22
- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
- **2022-03-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1072
- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2022
- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1072

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9753c0c-5bdc-4abe-867e-dcddaec4062e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).