---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recover compensatory damages from the loss or injury. - Amends TCA Title 39."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recover compensatory damages from the loss or injury. - Amends TCA Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2570"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2570 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d81cbf4a-dd92-4a73-965f-430aca355ddd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2570&GA=113"
source_hash: "70cb683443a4f76bf96f62f23dd77c91a06213e0a267fb5dc92a6117d10d8021"
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 2570 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recover compensatory damages from the loss or injury. - Amends TCA Title 39.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1087.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA1048** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1048.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2570.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **73–22** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/23/2024 Passed (2) — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/27/2024 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/27/2024 Passed (3) — **7–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2024-04-11** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024
- **2024-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
- **2024-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-23** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1087) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1048)
- **2024-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/23/2024
- **2024-04-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2024-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 958

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d81cbf4a-dd92-4a73-965f-430aca355ddd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).