---
type: "Bill"
title: "Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies, to produce informational material on how to interact with law enforcement when a person is being pulled over. - Amends TCA Title 55."
description: "Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies, to produce informational material on how to interact with law enforcement when a person is being pulled over. - Amends TCA Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2771"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2771 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Todd"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57b6f8f7-df59-4309-847b-771c7fe75488"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2771&GA=112"
source_hash: "acd345c8cdf4e1e32d41f9137d96139cd06684370e6a41b9fc5552379bc56f8f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 2771 (112) — Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies, to produce informational material on how to interact with law enforcement when a person is being pulled over. - Amends TCA Title 55.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0662** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0662.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0604** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0604.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2771.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/8/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)
- Todd — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2022-02-14** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0604)
- **2022-03-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-03-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0662) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 10/01/2022
- **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 820
- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 820

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57b6f8f7-df59-4309-847b-771c7fe75488`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).