---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, lifts certain restrictions on temporary borrow pits used to source material for a road work construction project performed in a FEMA-certified county under a contract for construction work entered into with the state that is part of a state or local Hurricane Helene recovery effort. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 1."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, lifts certain restrictions on temporary borrow pits used to source material for a road work construction project performed in a FEMA-certified county under a contract for construction work entered into with the state that is part of a state or local Hurricane Helene recovery effort. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 915"
citation: "Tennessee SB 915 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65758f20-9ae1-47ee-934f-3b2237411d35"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0915&ga=114"
source_hash: "d4dc6beb1112be80a5dd2e3641eb3e3741f255314526b73e7bd065c880ba5bce"
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 915 (114) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, lifts certain restrictions on temporary borrow pits used to source material for a road work construction project performed in a FEMA-certified county under a contract for construction work entered into with the state that is part of a state or local Hurricane Helene recovery effort. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0117.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0153** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0153.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0915.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/19/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025
- **2025-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0153)
- **2025-03-31** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-07** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0117) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/21/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 230

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65758f20-9ae1-47ee-934f-3b2237411d35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).