---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, authorizes the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee and certain law enforcement agencies to enter into a written agreement authorizing sworn peace officers of the law enforcement agency to enforce certain traffic laws on one or more designated private megasite roadways identified in the agreement. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 64, Chapter 9."
description: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, authorizes the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee and certain law enforcement agencies to enter into a written agreement authorizing sworn peace officers of the law enforcement agency to enforce certain traffic laws on one or more designated private megasite roadways identified in the agreement. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 64, Chapter 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1772"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1772 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Regional Authorities and Special Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cd712df-b8d7-4705-aeb0-6e5e58cd2a35"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1772&ga=114"
source_hash: "8541c2e969a285019d64ea9ef1198dbb98055ac130755e9855985c15096102b4"
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 1772 (114) — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, authorizes the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee and certain law enforcement agencies to enter into a written agreement authorizing sworn peace officers of the law enforcement agency to enforce certain traffic laws on one or more designated private megasite roadways identified in the agreement. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 64, Chapter 9.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0705** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0705.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0569** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0569.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1772.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **88–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0569)
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0705) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1091

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cd712df-b8d7-4705-aeb0-6e5e58cd2a35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).