Committee roundup: six bills advance from Tennessee Transportation and Safety Committee
February 25, 2026 | 2026 Legislature TN, Tennessee
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The Senate Transportation and Safety Committee advanced multiple bills during its session on Feb. 26, 2026. Key outcomes:
- Senate Bill 1479 (driver licenses for people leaving incarceration): Committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill by roll-call; it goes to the Senate calendar.
- Senate Bill 1782 (electric bicycles): Committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill (seven ayes, one no) to the calendar. The measure clarifies class 1–3 e-bikes and permits local regulation of class 1 and 2 usage and safety requirements.
- Senate Bill 1783 (Real ID disclosure and acknowledgement): Sponsor said the bill would require standardized written explanations and signed acknowledgement so applicants understand Real ID is optional; the measure passed to the calendar (seven ayes, one no).
- Senate Bill 2027 (TDOT sound-study request): The committee agreed to send the bill to Finance with an amendment and a note that the sponsor is working on language to allow localities to fund studies if TDOT agrees.
- Senate Bill 1669 (medical qualification for commercial driver licenses): An amendment aligning state law with federal law to allow insulin-managed diabetics who meet federal qualifications to obtain commercial licenses passed and goes to the calendar.
- Senate Bill 1611 (Upper Cumberland Regional Airport authority): The committee voted to allow the airport to move to the Airport Authorities Act to pursue FAA approval for commercial service; the bill passed and goes to the calendar.
Multiple recorded roll-call votes were taken; where recorded in committee, tallies were included in clerk’s statements. Several bills passed with recorded no votes by Senator Campbell; the committee directed a number of items to calendar or to Finance for further work.
- Senate Bill 1479 (driver licenses for people leaving incarceration): Committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill by roll-call; it goes to the Senate calendar.
- Senate Bill 1782 (electric bicycles): Committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill (seven ayes, one no) to the calendar. The measure clarifies class 1–3 e-bikes and permits local regulation of class 1 and 2 usage and safety requirements.
- Senate Bill 1783 (Real ID disclosure and acknowledgement): Sponsor said the bill would require standardized written explanations and signed acknowledgement so applicants understand Real ID is optional; the measure passed to the calendar (seven ayes, one no).
- Senate Bill 2027 (TDOT sound-study request): The committee agreed to send the bill to Finance with an amendment and a note that the sponsor is working on language to allow localities to fund studies if TDOT agrees.
- Senate Bill 1669 (medical qualification for commercial driver licenses): An amendment aligning state law with federal law to allow insulin-managed diabetics who meet federal qualifications to obtain commercial licenses passed and goes to the calendar.
- Senate Bill 1611 (Upper Cumberland Regional Airport authority): The committee voted to allow the airport to move to the Airport Authorities Act to pursue FAA approval for commercial service; the bill passed and goes to the calendar.
Multiple recorded roll-call votes were taken; where recorded in committee, tallies were included in clerk’s statements. Several bills passed with recorded no votes by Senator Campbell; the committee directed a number of items to calendar or to Finance for further work.
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