---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, exempts utility terrain vehicles being operated for agricultural purposes from the restriction that such vehicles are authorized to operate only on certain state highways and county roads with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185."
description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, exempts utility terrain vehicles being operated for agricultural purposes from the restriction that such vehicles are authorized to operate only on certain state highways and county roads with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2596"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2596 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f910234-b4c3-4f32-afde-b34af6346f11"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2596&ga=114"
source_hash: "212a2f06d6114a913b2739d1c690694e471dacbc3bc49f875deb9cba7e3b9342"
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 2596 (114) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, exempts utility terrain vehicles being operated for agricultural purposes from the restriction that such vehicles are authorized to operate only on certain state highways and county roads with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2596.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **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** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/01/2026
- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 663

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f910234-b4c3-4f32-afde-b34af6346f11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).