2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2278: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 10; Title 4, Chapter 23; Title 7; Title 9; Title 54; Title 55; Title 64 and Title 65, relative to passenger rail transportation.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, requires TACIR to prepare a report surveying projects initiated over the past 10 years involving the initiation of new state-sponsored Amtrak intercity passenger rail. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 10; Title 4, Chapter 23; Title 7; Title 9; Title 54; Title 55; Title 64 and Title 65.
Bill History
1/31/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/8/2022
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to TACIR Calendar
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
House of Representatives
4/19/2022
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
6/3/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1124
Amendments
HA0600
Amendment 1-0 to HB2278
3/8/2022Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/3/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 12
Republican: 17
Primary Sponsor

Jason Powell
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (28)
Yusuf Hakeem
Democrat
John Crawford
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Charlie Baum
Republican
John Windle
Democrat
Jason Hodges
Democrat
Eddie Mannis
Republican
Bryan Terry
Republican
Jesse Chism
Democrat
Curtis Johnson
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Mike Stewart
Democrat
Patsy Hazlewood
Republican
Mike Sparks
Republican
Johnny Shaw
Democrat
Darren Jernigan
Democrat
John Gillespie
Republican
Chris Hurt
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Greg Vital
Republican
Karen Camper
Democrat
Dwayne Thompson
Democrat
Gloria Johnson
Democrat
John Clemmons
Democrat
Rick Eldridge
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican