Votes at a glance: House Transportation Committee clears several transportation bills and a Nashville resolution
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Summary
The Transportation Committee advanced multiple bills on March 24, 2026, including HB2 (TDOT noise‑study amendment), HB5 (billboard compensation), HB1754 (boat titling), HB1790 (bus driver age), HB2074 (school‑zone camera limits), HB2507 (airport appointees), HB1457 (expectant‑mother parking), and SJR0657 (Nashville resolution). Several passed unanimously or by wide margins.
The Tennessee House Transportation Committee voted on multiple calendar items during its March 24, 2026 meeting. Key results:
• HB2 (Chairman Lafferty) — Amendment 014363 adopted to allow locals to request TDOT traffic‑noise studies and require requestors to pay actual costs. Vote recorded: 17 ayes, 0 nos. Moves to finance.
• HB5 (Chairman Russell) — Amendment adopted to ensure just compensation for billboard owners in condemnation; committee passed 17–1. Moves to finance.
• HB1790 (Representative Sparks) — Lowers permissive minimum age for school bus drivers from 25 to 23 for LEAs. Passed 13–2–1; advances to finance.
• HB1754 (Chairman Howe) — Boat titling requirement (titles to begin 07/01/2027 per sponsor) with technical amendments adopted. Passed 16–1, 1 present-not-voting; advances to finance.
• SJR0657 (Howe) — Resolution supporting Nashville's Choose How You Move initiative and enabling application for federal grants; passed 16–1 and moves to calendar and rules.
• HB2074 (Langford) — Restricts school-speed camera enforcement to times when children are present; passed 16–0 and moves to calendar and rules.
• HB2507 (Representative Garrett) — Amendment adopted to update qualifications and regionalize appointees to five major airports; passed 15–2 and advances in the process.
• HB1457 (Representative Balsall) — Revised to allow certified high‑risk expectant mothers to use disability parking spaces; passed 13–3 and will go to finance.
Several other procedural motions were made to place bills on the heel of the calendar or reconsider prior actions; the committee adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
Ending: The committee advanced multiple bills to the next steps: finance or calendar and rules, depending on the item.
