---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, changes the fees the commissioner may charge for the movement of houseboats that exceed the maximum allowable width for motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 7, Part 2."
description: "Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, changes the fees the commissioner may charge for the movement of houseboats that exceed the maximum allowable width for motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 7, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1742"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1742 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wirgau", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b67b9765-75e3-4f2d-adf4-ab737e9b623e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1742&GA=110"
source_hash: "560188280a4b792e235942c2ee6357315d0a537e669a4da52028ebbc687db9ad"
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 1742 (110) — Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, changes the fees the commissioner may charge for the movement of houseboats that exceed the maximum allowable width for motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 7, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1742.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **86–1** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wirgau — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/26/2018
- **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-13** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2018
- **2018-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 994
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 994

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b67b9765-75e3-4f2d-adf4-ab737e9b623e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).