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type: "Bill"
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title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, authorizes counties to delegate authority to the chief administrative officer of the county highway department to set lower speed limits on county roads if the department employs an engineer who is capable of completing required engineering and traffic investigations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8."
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description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, authorizes counties to delegate authority to the chief administrative officer of the county highway department to set lower speed limits on county roads if the department employs an engineer who is capable of completing required engineering and traffic investigations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "SB 954"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 954 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-05"
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last_action: "2025-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53a4558d-0925-41bc-86ee-a3078fad0bac"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0954&ga=114"
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source_hash: "8e371c12f338936e50a686845f73a49dc6ffb0e07a310cec357959f57c8617cf"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 954 (114) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, authorizes counties to delegate authority to the chief administrative officer of the county highway department to set lower speed limits on county roads if the department employs an engineer who is capable of completing required engineering and traffic investigations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0954.pdf)
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## Votes
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- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Powers — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-05** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
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- **2025-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2025-03-14** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/17/2025
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- **2025-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2025-03-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2025-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2025-03-24** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2025-03-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2025-03-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
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- **2025-04-08** Pub. Ch. 123
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53a4558d-0925-41bc-86ee-a3078fad0bac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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