---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, enacts the \"Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law.\" - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55."
description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, enacts the \"Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law.\" - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 353"
citation: "Tennessee HB 353 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d27c1142-1373-4174-99e7-e43ae5095250"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0353&GA=113"
source_hash: "e741392016b512b00ea2e108f83cdabb176cf6d05c6e0fc48ca7817bdd12262d"
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 353 (113) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, enacts the "Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law." - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0022.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0081** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0081.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0122** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0122.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0353.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023 2/23/2023 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY RUSSELL PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2023 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2023 Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/15/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/21/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Russell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-21** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/8/2023
- **2023-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-08** Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-15** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-15** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** Reset on cal. for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0022) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0081) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0122)
- **2023-03-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-28** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-03-28** Pub. Ch. 64

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d27c1142-1373-4174-99e7-e43ae5095250`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).