Tennessee SB2027: 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
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (April 13, 2026): 91 yea, 4 nay, passed
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (April 7, 2026): 25 yea, 1 nay, passed
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 1, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 (March 31, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (March 24, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
What is SB2027?
SB2027 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 54, relative to highway traffic noise.
What does SB2027 do?
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 is the status of SB2027?
Chaptered as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1000 (May 26, 2026).
Who sponsored SB2027?
Lowe, Adam (R, 1), with 1 co-sponsor.
Where is the official record for SB2027?
On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2027&GA=114