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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 615: Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires a motor vehicle exceeding 75 feet in length and hauling a load of poles, logs, or timber to haul the load on a trailer having an extendable and retractable rear impact protection or to be followed by an escort vehicle that is signed. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 615 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires a motor vehicle exceeding 75 feet in length and hauling a load of poles, logs, or timber to haul the load on a trailer having an extendable and retractable rear impact protection or to be followed by an escort vehicle that is signed. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65. Primary sponsor: Ron Travis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Def. to Summer Study in Transportation Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron TravisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Def. to Summer Study in Transportation Subcommittee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
  3. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
  4. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
  5. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
  6. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
  7. Intro., P1C.
  8. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source