Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB2009: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 54, relative to highway traffic noise.
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESHighway FundFY26-27 & Subsequent Years≤$16,560,000 Bill Summary ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2009, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 requires the department, if the department approves the request to conduct a highway traffic noise study, to submit to the requesting county or municipality an invoice of the actual cost to conduct the study. The study must not be conducted until the cost is paid to the department by the requesting county or municipality.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No. 1 to SB2027 Watson Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2027* House Bill No. 2009 by adding the following as a new subsection (b) in SECTION 1 and redesignating existing subsection (b) as a new subsection (c): (b) If the department approves the request to conduct a highway traffic noise study pursuant to subsection (a), then the department shall submit to the requesting county or municipality an invoice of the actual cost to conduct the study. The study must not be conducted until the cost is paid to the department by the requesting county or municipality. SA0946
Sponsors
- Lafferty, Justin (R, 89) · primary sponsor
- Clemmons, John Ray (D, 55)
Latest actions
- : Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
- : Pub. Ch. 1000
- : Signed by Governor.
- : Transmitted to Governor for his action.