TN HB 209
died on adjournmentTraffic Safety - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner of revenue to take reasonable measures to publicize the availability of the option to designate in the Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database a driver's need for assistance with expressive language or communicating needs due to an intellectual or developmental disability or medical condition; authorizes the department of safety to take such measures with respect to the voluntary designation on a driver license or identification of an intellectual or developmental disability or medical condition. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 209 pass?
No. TN HB 209 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 (2025-02-03): P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
What is TN HB 209 about?
TN HB 209 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Traffic Safety - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner of revenue to take reasonable measures to publicize the availability of the option to designate in the Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database a driver's need for assistance with expressive language or communicating needs due to an intellectual or developmental disability or medical condition; authorizes the department of safety to take such measures with respect to the voluntary designation on a driver license or identification of an intellectual or developmental disability or medical condition. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 209?
Howell is the primary sponsor of TN HB 209.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-27
- Latest action
- 2025-02-03 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
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- bill
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Sponsors
- Howellprimary
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Action timeline
2025-01-16
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-01-27
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-03
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 199
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