TN SB 1408
died on adjournmentTraffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway other than in a marked school zone or work zone; retains restrictions on activities such as texting on, reaching for, or watching or recording a video on such device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
Quick answers
Did TN SB 1408 pass?
No. TN SB 1408 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 (2025-03-19): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
What is TN SB 1408 about?
TN SB 1408 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Traffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway other than in a marked school zone or work zone; retains restrictions on activities such as texting on, reaching for, or watching or recording a video on such device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 1408?
Hensley is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1408.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-12
- Latest action
- 2025-03-19 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Hensleyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-06
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-12
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-12
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2025-03-12
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
2025-03-19
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
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Votes
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/22/2023 Passed
2023-02-22 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Akbari: yes
- Crowe: yes
- Gardenhire: yes
- Hensley: yes
- Lundberg: yes
- Pody: yes
- Powers: yes
- White: yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2023 Passed
2023-02-27 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (32)
- Bailey: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Briggs: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Crowe: yes
- Gardenhire: yes
- Haile: yes
- Hensley: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Lamar: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lundberg: yes
- Massey: yes
- Niceley: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Pody: yes
- Powers: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Rose: yes
- Southerland: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Swann: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Walley: yes
- Watson: yes
- White: yes
- Yager: yes
- Yarbro: yes
- Mr. Speaker McNally: yes
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed
2023-04-10 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (94)
- Alexander: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Baum: yes
- Beck: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bricken: yes
- Bulso: yes
- Burkhart: yes
- Butler: yes
- Camper: yes
- Capley: yes
- Carr: yes
- Carringer: yes
- Cepicky: yes
- Chism: yes
- Clemmons: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dixie: yes
- Doggett: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Faison: yes
- Farmer: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Gant: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Glynn: yes
- Grills: yes
- Hakeem: yes
- Hale: yes
- Hardaway: yes
- Harris: yes
- Haston: yes
- Hawk: yes
- Hazlewood: yes
- Helton-Haynes: yes
- Hemmer: yes
- Hicks G: yes
- Hicks T: yes
- Holsclaw: yes
- Howell: yes
- Hulsey: yes
- Hurt: yes
- Jernigan: yes
- Johnson C: yes
- Johnson G: yes
- Jones: yes
- Keisling: yes
- Lafferty: yes
- Lamberth: yes
- Leatherwood: yes
- Littleton: yes
- Love: yes
- Lynn: yes
- Marsh: yes
- Martin B: yes
- Martin G: yes
- McCalmon: yes
- McKenzie: yes
- Miller: yes
- Mitchell: yes
- Moody: yes
- Moon: yes
- Parkinson: yes
- Powell: yes
- Powers: yes
- Ragan: yes
- Raper: yes
- Reedy: yes
- Richey: yes
- Rudd: yes
- Rudder: yes
- Russell: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Sherrell: yes
- Slater: yes
- Sparks: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Todd: yes
- Towns: yes
- Travis: yes
- Vaughan: yes
- Vital: yes
- Warner: yes
- White: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wright: yes
- Zachary: yes
- Mr. Speaker Sexton: yes
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 559
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