Tennessee · Senate Bill 2181 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54; Title 55, Chapter 1 and Title 55, Chapter 8, relative to operation of motorcycles on shoulders of…

SB 2181 Sponsored by Joey Hensley Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Motor Vehicles - As introduced, authorizes motorcycles to be operated on certain limited access highway and interstate shoulders to proceed to nearest exit when speed of traffic is 25 miles per hour or less. - Amends TCA Title 54; Title 55, Chapter 1 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

Read the full official title (27 words)

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54; Title 55, Chapter 1 and Title 55, Chapter 8, relative to operation of motorcycles on shoulders of highways.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee · Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/28/2024 · Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  5. SenateReset on Final calendar of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2024 · Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/13/2024
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2024 · Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  9. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  10. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

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.