TN SB 1669
died on adjournmentDriver Licenses - As enacted, removes present law that prohibits a person from being denied a commercial driver license, or being deemed medically unqualified to operate a motor vehicle, based on the failure to meet motor safety carrier regulations because of a medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin, but whose medical history indicates that the insulin controls the diabetes to the extent that the condition is not likely to cause any loss of ability to control a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 4.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
Quick answers
Did TN SB 1669 pass?
No. TN SB 1669 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 601
What is TN SB 1669 about?
TN SB 1669 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes present law that prohibits a person from being denied a commercial driver license, or being deemed medically unqualified to operate a motor vehicle, based on the failure to meet motor safety carrier regulations because of a medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin, but whose medical history indicates that the insulin controls the diabetes to the extent that the condition is not likely to cause any loss of ability to control a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 4.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 1669?
Powers is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1669.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-15
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 601
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Action timeline
2026-01-14
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-15
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2026-01-21
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
2026-02-18
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
2026-02-18
Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/25/2026
2026-02-25
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-02-27
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
2026-03-02
Companion House Bill substituted
substitution
2026-03-23
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 601
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TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/25/2026 Passed
2026-02-25 · pass · 8-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1546
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