---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highway Signs - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to install signs or markers displaying language or an appropriate symbol indicating to motorists that a rest area or welcome center has an adult-sized changing table; requires the department to publish on its website the locations of rest areas and welcome centers that have an adult-sized changing table. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 12 and Title 54."
description: "Highway Signs - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to install signs or markers displaying language or an appropriate symbol indicating to motorists that a rest area or welcome center has an adult-sized changing table; requires the department to publish on its website the locations of rest areas and welcome centers that have an adult-sized changing table. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 12 and Title 54."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2529"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2529 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highway Signs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hatcher"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e5891a0-d29d-4d89-a43c-b728625d6111"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2529&ga=114"
source_hash: "331c1ae42ca9a8e48db5f5e7221b66dfaa3d1de1a371be9c1b33c7ddd2ddf7b0"
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 2529 (114) — Highway Signs - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to install signs or markers displaying language or an appropriate symbol indicating to motorists that a rest area or welcome center has an adult-sized changing table; requires the department to publish on its website the locations of rest areas and welcome centers that have an adult-sized changing table. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 12 and Title 54.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0644** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0644.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0646** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0646.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2529.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/11/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hatcher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** 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** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0644) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0646)
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-23** Pub. Ch. 734

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e5891a0-d29d-4d89-a43c-b728625d6111`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).