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TN SB 1408

died on adjournment

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.

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

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-12

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-12

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  4. 2025-03-12

    Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  5. 2025-03-19

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

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

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