Tennessee House Bill 257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-3)
Status: Passed on March 19 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-19 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 521
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, clarifies that an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is the parent, legal guardian, or conservator of a person who has an intellectual or developmental disability or medical condition, who may be operating the owner's or lessee's vehicle, and who needs assistance in communicating specific needs to law enforcement and first responders, may apply for a designation of such person's need in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3, relative to the 2021 Precious Cargo Act.

Rep. Gino Bulso [R]	Rep. Sam Whitson [R]	Rep. Elaine Davis [R]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]
Rep. Jerome Moon [R]	Rep. Joe Towns [D]	Rep. Rebecca Alexander [R]	Rep. Jesse Chism [D]
Rep. Dennis Powers [R]	Rep. Jake McCalmon [R]	Rep. Jody Barrett [R]	Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes [R]
Rep. Michael Hale [R]	Rep. Debra Moody [R]	Rep. Greg Vital [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-19		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 521
2024-02-12	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2024-02-12	House	Comp. SB subst.
2024-02-08	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024
2024-02-07	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/8/2024
2024-02-06	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2024-01-31	House	Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/6/2024
2024-01-31	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
2024-01-30	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2024-01-24	House	Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/31/2024
2023-01-24	House	Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
2023-01-21	House	P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
2023-01-20	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-18	House	Filed for introduction

SB0107 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-19 - Effective date(s) 01/01/2025

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0257&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0257.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0521.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0518.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0519.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0107.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0314.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM1447.pdf