---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to erect and maintain directional signs for Milligan University at the I-81/I-26 interchange, Exit 57A, in the City of Kingsport in Sullivan County. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to erect and maintain directional signs for Milligan University at the I-81/I-26 interchange, Exit 57A, in the City of Kingsport in Sullivan County. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 78"
citation: "Tennessee SB 78 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d25cdb3-5bda-4876-a08f-93ba40390992"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0078&GA=113"
source_hash: "58bbd8e637bbd687f3fd07cfac81d86edd5e1eb4e01699f9ea332abd5b0a077e"
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 78 (113) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to erect and maintain directional signs for Milligan University at the I-81/I-26 interchange, Exit 57A, in the City of Kingsport in Sullivan County. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0732** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0732.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0609** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0609.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0078.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/11/2024 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/6/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments `passage`
- **2023-01-20** Refer to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-01** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-04** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-05** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0609)
- **2024-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0732) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/11/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 667

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d25cdb3-5bda-4876-a08f-93ba40390992`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).