republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-531.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes permanent the provision that is set to expire July 1, 2019, allowing counties to provide 2 percent matching funds for state-aid highway funds rather than 25 percent. - Amends TCA Section 54-4-404."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes permanent the provision that is set to expire July 1, 2019, allowing counties to provide 2 percent matching funds for state-aid highway funds rather than 25 percent. - Amends TCA Section 54-4-404."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 531"
citation: "Tennessee HB 531 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill T", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/184f71be-6f39-4fe9-ba4b-1723506433c8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0531&GA=111"
source_hash: "37d6a3083b2237c562eb5d6516c216298b0ce3530282e95ec9d9ba93498c0dd2"
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 HB 531 (111) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes permanent the provision that is set to expire July 1, 2019, allowing counties to provide 2 percent matching funds for state-aid highway funds rather than 25 percent. - Amends TCA Section 54-4-404.

## 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/111/Bill/HB0531.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE SAFETY & FUNDING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/19/2019 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/19/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/26/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019 3/21/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/6/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/27/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hill T — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-12** Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 129
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 129
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/09/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/184f71be-6f39-4fe9-ba4b-1723506433c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).