---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes utility terrain vehicles to operate on county roads and state highways throughout the state, subject to certain restrictions. - Amends TCA Title 55."
description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes utility terrain vehicles to operate on county roads and state highways throughout the state, subject to certain restrictions. - Amends TCA Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 728"
citation: "Tennessee SB 728 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f80bb97e-4644-486b-ae85-8c7b7522883c"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0728&ga=114"
source_hash: "a0ef0b0524d31ed2d540ad96f14a532574602d1ff35aed2d37fde0a0f3795c39"
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 728 (114) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes utility terrain vehicles to operate on county roads and state highways throughout the state, subject to certain restrictions. - Amends TCA Title 55.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0064** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0064.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0415** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0415.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0058** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0058.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0412** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0412.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0728.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/5/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **85–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **30–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/5/2025
- **2025-02-26** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 5, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0415) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0064) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0412)
- **2025-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0058)
- **2025-04-16** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 255

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f80bb97e-4644-486b-ae85-8c7b7522883c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).