---
type: "Bill"
title: "DUI Offenses - As enacted, requires search warrant or written consent prior to a blood test being performed to determine alcoholic or drug content of a driver's blood; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 40, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4."
description: "DUI Offenses - As enacted, requires search warrant or written consent prior to a blood test being performed to determine alcoholic or drug content of a driver's blood; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 40, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 134"
citation: "Tennessee SB 134 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DUI Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goins", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6a79692-e159-458b-b9a6-48dfd6c11e69"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0134&GA=110"
source_hash: "d648eb146267488b9e9992f971d6b0588318f37ef2bb7b5e819a63b9963fb3be"
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 134 (110) — DUI Offenses - As enacted, requires search warrant or written consent prior to a blood test being performed to determine alcoholic or drug content of a driver's blood; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 40, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0134.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/12/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Goins — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-12** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-04-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0150) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-20** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0428)
- **2017-04-20** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0427)
- **2017-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-26** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-26** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0039
- **2017-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 304
- **2017-05-19** Pub. Ch. 304
- **2017-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6a79692-e159-458b-b9a6-48dfd6c11e69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).