---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, expands the list of state highways upon which ATVs and off-highway vehicles may be operated. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185."
description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, expands the list of state highways upon which ATVs and off-highway vehicles may be operated. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2083"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2083 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66b902d3-552f-414b-ad27-88e52ceb8d90"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2083&GA=112"
source_hash: "5721d548700ffbbbb8e345e4f9fc941bfed424740591719f5e891e6679cd8d49"
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 2083 (112) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, expands the list of state highways upon which ATVs and off-highway vehicles may be operated. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0602** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0602.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0539** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0539.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2083.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/1/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022 3/17/2022 (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 3/2/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ragan — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-16** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0539)
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0602) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-03-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 04/08/2022
- **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 778
- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 778

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66b902d3-552f-414b-ad27-88e52ceb8d90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).