---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, authorizes the legislative body of a municipality to establish the fine for speeding within a residential zone within its jurisdictional boundaries at $200. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 55, Chapter 8."
description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, authorizes the legislative body of a municipality to establish the fine for speeding within a residential zone within its jurisdictional boundaries at $200. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 55, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 505"
citation: "Tennessee SB 505 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f220a01-fe4b-4063-8be1-eaf5692e4a42"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0505&GA=113"
source_hash: "f15ed06f6e8bc29d67df586c1ecbac4bceabe4e68110d6eb2cefcf66de906c78"
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 505 (113) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, authorizes the legislative body of a municipality to establish the fine for speeding within a residential zone within its jurisdictional boundaries at $200. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

## 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/113/Bill/SB0505.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/8/2023 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/8/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** 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** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 119

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f220a01-fe4b-4063-8be1-eaf5692e4a42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).