---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, clarifies the areas in which a personal delivery device may be operated and where such devices are prohibited; authorizes local resolutions or ordinances to both regulate and prohibit such devices but only in compliance with state law. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8."
description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, clarifies the areas in which a personal delivery device may be operated and where such devices are prohibited; authorizes local resolutions or ordinances to both regulate and prohibit such devices but only in compliance with state law. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1625"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1625 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77913178-1762-4982-9144-072190d2254b"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1625&ga=114"
source_hash: "9d88a184ed643606558cdddab573566ef12103923c5341a636719031e40065fc"
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 1625 (114) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, clarifies the areas in which a personal delivery device may be operated and where such devices are prohibited; authorizes local resolutions or ordinances to both regulate and prohibit such devices but only in compliance with state law. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0551** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0551.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0464** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0464.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1625.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/4/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/9/2026 Passed (1) — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/19/2026 Passed — **80–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 1/28/2026
- **2026-01-28** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/4/2026
- **2026-02-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-02-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/9/2026
- **2026-02-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0464)
- **2026-02-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-02-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-02-19** Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 11, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-02-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0551) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-02-19** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-02-23** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-16** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-03-16** Pub. Ch. 581

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77913178-1762-4982-9144-072190d2254b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).