---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain persons. - Amends TCA Title 54."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain persons. - Amends TCA Title 54."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1654"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1654 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Massey"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 54
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2021-12-01"
last_action: "2022-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24512b89-c565-45f4-85b1-879f82b88acd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1654&GA=112"
source_hash: "b93963251968f06b99428b3d510cb13361e6dc7247029ee5549c22cab10d3fe6"
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 1654 (112) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain persons. - Amends TCA Title 54.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0668** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0668.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0842** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0842.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0843** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0843.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0844** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0844.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0482** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0482.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0607** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0607.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1654.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/15/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 4/20/2022 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/8/2022 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed (5) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 4 4/20/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/14/2022 Passed (3) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2022 Passed (4) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-12-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-01-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-01** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0607)
- **2022-03-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0482)
- **2022-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0844) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0843) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0842) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0668) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-11** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-13** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-14** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0842) `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-20** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 4 - HA0844) `passage`
- **2022-04-20** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA0843) `passage`
- **2022-04-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1009
- **2022-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/09/2022
- **2022-05-11** Pub. Ch. 1009

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24512b89-c565-45f4-85b1-879f82b88acd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).