Tennessee · House Bill 616 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 55 and Title 65, relative to vehicles that haul logs or pulpwood.

HB 616 Sponsored by Ron Travis Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 26, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Traffic Safety - As enacted, requires a motor vehicle or trailer transporting a load of logs or pulpwood that protrudes at least four feet beyond the end of the body or bed of the vehicle or trailer to have certain items securely affixed to the end of the projecting load while the vehicle or trailer is loaded with the protruding logs or pulpwood. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 55 and Title 65.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Transportation Committee · House Transportation Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee · House Transportation Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/15/2023 · House Transportation Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee · House Transportation Committee
  7. CommitteePlaced on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/21/2023 · House Transportation Committee
  8. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  1. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  2. HouseAction def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/6/2023
  3. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. HouseAction def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/13/2023
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 287

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 30, 2023 House Calendar & Rules Committee Calendar & Rules Committee: Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/6/2023 Failed 0–0
Apr 6, 2023 House Calendar & Rules Committee Calendar & Rules Committee: Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/13/2023 Failed 0–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 12 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.