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type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, defines \"fully enclosed\" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55."
description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, defines \"fully enclosed\" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 859"
citation: "Tennessee HB 859 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b77704a-1f80-425b-8683-5b3db06bf340"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0859&ga=114"
source_hash: "57ffb49630b641270107f5157105f3ab7ac852639c1a47bcb42f5879ab3a22ab"
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 859 (114) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, defines "fully enclosed" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0116** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0116.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0149.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0859.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 3/20/2025 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **912** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (3) — **170** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **271** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (4) — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-11** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025
- **2025-03-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
- **2025-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-03-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0116) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-26** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0149)
- **2025-03-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 197
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b77704a-1f80-425b-8683-5b3db06bf340`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).