---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, enacts the \"Caitlyn Kaufman Interstate Safety Act,\" which expands the authorized uses of surveillance cameras on interstate highways. - Amends TCA Title 55."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, enacts the \"Caitlyn Kaufman Interstate Safety Act,\" which expands the authorized uses of surveillance cameras on interstate highways. - Amends TCA Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 476"
citation: "Tennessee HB 476 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfe93483-152c-4423-a099-3aac300dbf97"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0476&GA=112"
source_hash: "581d699e50588047f4a6aad0c0ab163a2a4bc341366ec657bc54ba1ab226cbb8"
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 476 (112) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, enacts the "Caitlyn Kaufman Interstate Safety Act," which expands the authorized uses of surveillance cameras on interstate highways. - Amends TCA Title 55.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0179** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0179.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0221** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0221.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0360** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0360.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0189.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0476.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/28/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/28/2021 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021 4/8/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2021 Passed (2) — **65–26** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/31/2021 Passed (4) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/8/2021 Passed (3) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2021 Passed (1) — **54–32** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/23/2021 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0189)
- **2021-04-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/21
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-15** Reset on cal. for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 54, Nays 32, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0360) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0221) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0179) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA0360) `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0221) `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 450
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/14/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 450

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfe93483-152c-4423-a099-3aac300dbf97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).