---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to traffic-control signals. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 55."
description: "Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to traffic-control signals. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 766"
citation: "Tennessee HB 766 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holsclaw"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f35263d-9ce8-4954-8ab0-16959c216cfe"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0766&GA=113"
source_hash: "99c9c238143c476814e9f923f462d2336dc3984490e99267d983c5cc96a844b7"
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 766 (113) — Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to traffic-control signals. - 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 HA0275** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0275.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0178.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0466** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0466.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0766.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/3/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed (1) — **29–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/22/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2023 4/13/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/28/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holsclaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/3/2023
- **2023-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0275) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0466)
- **2023-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0178)
- **2023-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** 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, 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-19** Pub. Ch. 388

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f35263d-9ce8-4954-8ab0-16959c216cfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).