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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 734
SENATE BILL NO. 2529
By Hatcher, Watson, Bailey, Bowling
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1912
By Raper, Doggett, Helton-Haynes, Faison, Capley, Love
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 12 and Title 54, relative to
roadside facilities for motorists.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 23, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section, "adult-sized changing table" means a powered, height-
adjustable platform in a single occupancy family restroom.
(b) If a rest area or welcome center has an adult-sized changing table, then, in the
regular course of replacing and modifying existing signage, the department of transportation
shall install a sign or marker displaying a symbol or language indicating the accessibility of
an adult-sized changing table to motorists, or include that symbol or language on an existing
rest area or welcome center sign or marker, on the portions of the interstate system and
state system of highways and associated rights-of-way near the rest area or welcome center.
(c) The department may consult the department of tourist development in
manufacturing and installing the signs or markers or designating or placing symbols or
language on signs or markers pursuant to this section.
(d) Symbols, language, signs, and markers installed pursuant to this section must be
consistent with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the state
supplemental guidelines, as applicable.
(e) The department shall publish on its website the locations of rest areas and
welcome centers that have adult-sized changing tables.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 2529
PASSED: March 23, 2026
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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