---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, makes changes to the regulation and prohibition authorized by local governments and state agencies relative to class 1, 2, and 3 electric bicycles in certain locations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8."
description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, makes changes to the regulation and prohibition authorized by local governments and state agencies relative to class 1, 2, and 3 electric bicycles in certain locations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1782"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1782 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63685318-189f-4467-a2db-45dfc2632e74"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1782&ga=114"
source_hash: "1a59dec816d0a0453066e7be8374de3eeb5477c0195d31e8fc8ca40431d6406f"
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 1782 (114) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, makes changes to the regulation and prohibition authorized by local governments and state agencies relative to class 1, 2, and 3 electric bicycles in certain locations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0645** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0645.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0646** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0646.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0525** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0525.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0556** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0556.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1782.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **72–21** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2026 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 2/25/2026 Passed (2) — **7–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — 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 Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/5/2026
- **2026-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026
- **2026-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0556)
- **2026-03-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0525)
- **2026-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 21, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0646) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0645) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **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, 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 651

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63685318-189f-4467-a2db-45dfc2632e74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).