---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to identify locations of state and local government roads in this state where injuries to bicyclists and pedestrians are elevated in comparison to the statewide average. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 55."
description: "Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to identify locations of state and local government roads in this state where injuries to bicyclists and pedestrians are elevated in comparison to the statewide average. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 685"
citation: "Tennessee HB 685 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Freeman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1386d86f-8e01-4233-bce6-97fea24fe028"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0685&GA=113"
source_hash: "8c80f9d4140bc419c14f5297451c793f8da6e747e4ece991d6607b73de31f793"
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 685 (113) — Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to identify locations of state and local government roads in this state where injuries to bicyclists and pedestrians are elevated in comparison to the statewide average. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 55.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0276** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0276.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0277** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0277.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0177** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0177.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0485** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0485.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0685.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023 4/6/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **81–11** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/15/2023 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Freeman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-15** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to Next Calendar
- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 11, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0277) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0276) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0485)
- **2023-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0177)
- **2023-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-19** Pub. Ch. 385

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1386d86f-8e01-4233-bce6-97fea24fe028`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).