---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes various revisions to law relative to designating bridges, highways, and roads. - Amends TCA Title 54."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes various revisions to law relative to designating bridges, highways, and roads. - Amends TCA Title 54."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 144"
citation: "Tennessee SB 144 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ec58f92-fc62-4662-beb7-01dea15f39e2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0144&GA=113"
source_hash: "3fd2d0253bf0c274749371325e0d71a4434a69eeb20e029786fd499655c5f766"
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 144 (113) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes various revisions to law relative to designating bridges, highways, and roads. - Amends TCA Title 54.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0188.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0358** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0358.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0059** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0059.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0215** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0215.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0144.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/17/2023 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0215)
- **2023-03-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0059)
- **2023-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0358) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0188) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0358) `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 251

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ec58f92-fc62-4662-beb7-01dea15f39e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).