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TN HB 1023

died on adjournment

Driver Licenses - As introduced, requires an enforcement officer to issue an out-of-service order to a driver issued a commercial driver license if the officer determines during a safety inspection that the driver is unable to read and speak the English language in violation of federal requirements for commercial driver license holders; applies penalties against employers of such drivers. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1023 pass?

No. TN HB 1023 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 (2025-04-14): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

What is TN HB 1023 about?

TN HB 1023 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Driver Licenses - As introduced, requires an enforcement officer to issue an out-of-service order to a driver issued a commercial driver license if the officer determines during a safety inspection that the driver is unable to read and speak the English language in violation of federal requirements for commercial driver license holders; applies penalties against employers of such drivers. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1023?

Russell is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1023.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2025-04-14 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Russellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-06

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-10

    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-11

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/18/2025

  6. 2025-02-18

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee

  7. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  8. 2025-02-25

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/4/2025

  10. 2025-03-04

    Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/11/2025

  11. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/11/2025

  12. 2025-03-11

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-03-11

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  15. 2025-03-19

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Drivers License Calendar

  16. 2025-04-09

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  17. 2025-04-14

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/25/2025 Passed

    2025-02-25 · pass · 7-2

  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-11 · pass · 14-2

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Glynn: not voting
    • Towns: not voting

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1023&ga=114

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