---
type: "Bill"
title: "School Transportation - As enacted, permits LEAs to install cameras on school buses to record vehicles that unlawfully pass a stopped school bus; establishes requirements for such cameras and their use. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 8."
description: "School Transportation - As enacted, permits LEAs to install cameras on school buses to record vehicles that unlawfully pass a stopped school bus; establishes requirements for such cameras and their use. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 268"
citation: "Tennessee HB 268 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Hill M"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f36b09e-7f06-4013-826c-839f8d88c571"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0268&GA=111"
source_hash: "97cacf75845b3142d9a47b0d80ac32b11b2ed8258b8cffa47357cdf226ee3c90"
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 268 (111) — School Transportation - As enacted, permits LEAs to install cameras on school buses to record vehicles that unlawfully pass a stopped school bus; establishes requirements for such cameras and their use. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0161.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0112** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0112.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0268.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE SAFETY & FUNDING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/19/2019 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0 3/13/2019 Passed (3) — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/24/2019 Passed (2) — **7–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Hill M — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-05** Action Def. in s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-11** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-11** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Education Comm.
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0
- **2019-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-16** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0161) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-23** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-23** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0112)
- **2019-04-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-30** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 418
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 05/21/2019
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 418

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f36b09e-7f06-4013-826c-839f8d88c571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).