---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, changes the requirements for the operation of horse drawn vehicles on state highways. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 4."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, changes the requirements for the operation of horse drawn vehicles on state highways. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 747"
citation: "Tennessee SB 747 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Byrd", "Hensley"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48dff1fa-9391-4e54-af80-550e99015fb5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0747&GA=111"
source_hash: "6b466fc7af22d27530363cda81061955b8b0157867ea924a2198d3692ca4289e"
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 747 (111) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, changes the requirements for the operation of horse drawn vehicles on state highways. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0172** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0172.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0408** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0408.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0139** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0139.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0747.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/1/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE SAFETY & FUNDING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/12/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Byrd — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Reset on cal. for 4/17/19
- **2019-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2019-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0408) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0172) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/1/2019
- **2019-05-01** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0139)
- **2019-05-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-05-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 477
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 477
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 01/01/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48dff1fa-9391-4e54-af80-550e99015fb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).