---
type: "Bill"
title: "DUI Offenses - As enacted, revises present law provisions relative to the electronic monitoring indigency fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 69."
description: "DUI Offenses - As enacted, revises present law provisions relative to the electronic monitoring indigency fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 69."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 855"
citation: "Tennessee SB 855 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DUI Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd23eca3-8bd4-4237-91d2-b60a20f1b88c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0855&GA=113"
source_hash: "1130068d18fea51e788c1a6e70ca263e909d26ad1e42b1569deef722a9855554"
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 SB 855 (113) — DUI Offenses - As enacted, revises present law provisions relative to the electronic monitoring indigency fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 69.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0145** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0145.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0468** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0468.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0110.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0499** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0499.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0855.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/7/2023 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/20/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2023-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0468) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0145) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0499)
- **2023-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0110)
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 10/01/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 464

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd23eca3-8bd4-4237-91d2-b60a20f1b88c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).