---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes various revisions to law relative to the naming of certain roads and bridges. - Amends TCA Title 54."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes various revisions to law relative to the naming of certain roads and bridges. - Amends TCA Title 54."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1478"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1478 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-11-17"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc03b6ba-eff2-4aa9-a406-987c3704a8e6"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1478&ga=114"
source_hash: "78c1363b1592f03a891797b1abe72830af53051aa270ec17ce1b22626ba9bc2c"
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 1478 (114) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes various revisions to law relative to the naming of certain roads and bridges. - Amends TCA Title 54.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0710** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0710.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0711** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0711.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1037** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1037.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0614** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0614.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1478.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/13/2026 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/13/2026 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY HEMMER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-11-17** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0614)
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1037) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0711) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0710) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-13** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA1037) `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0711) `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 823

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc03b6ba-eff2-4aa9-a406-987c3704a8e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).