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type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, revises provisions governing the maximum length of a truck-tractor and semitrailer or trailer on highways in this state. - Amends TCA Title 55."
description: "Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, revises provisions governing the maximum length of a truck-tractor and semitrailer or trailer on highways in this state. - Amends TCA Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1608"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1608 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Roads and Bridges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Massey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 54
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/496a027b-c129-415d-aa60-ecffdc496401"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1608&GA=111"
source_hash: "a5a5129a24eff1ec972082bb5ac6226a9d99f2f5e30c81c1a90268748c8dc01d"
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 1608 (111) — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, revises provisions governing the maximum length of a truck-tractor and semitrailer or trailer on highways in this state. - Amends TCA Title 55.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0843** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0843.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0950** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0950.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0959** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0959.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0626** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0626.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0686** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0686.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1608.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/18/2020 Passed — **280** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/18/2020 Passed — **280** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE SAFETY & FUNDING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 5/28/2020 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020 6/11/2020 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/17/2020 Passed — **860** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/4/2020 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/11/2020 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/8/2020 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/16/2020 Passed (1) — **900** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/18/2020 Passed — **280** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Howell — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2020-02-25** Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on Safety & Funding Subcommittee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Reset on Final cal. of Safety & Funding Subcommittee
- **2020-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 5/28/2020
- **2020-05-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-01** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-06-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0686)
- **2020-06-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0626)
- **2020-06-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-06-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0959) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0950) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0843) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-16** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-16** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0959) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-17** Am. 3 reconsidered.
- **2020-06-17** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2020-06-17** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2020-06-18** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA0959) `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0950) `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0843) `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 6/18/2020
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 780
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 11/01/2020
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 780
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/496a027b-c129-415d-aa60-ecffdc496401`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).