republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/hb-1515.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Motor Vehicles - As enacted, increases, from $400 to $1,500, the minimum property damage threshold for which a motor vehicle accident requires a written report to be filed with the department of safety, except in cases of damage to state or local government property; increases, from $500 to $1,500, the property damage threshold differentiating a Class B misdemeanor from a Class A misdemeanor for the offense of leaving the scene of an accident. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 12.	Motor Vehicles - As enacted, increases, from $400 to $1,500, the minimum property damage threshold for which a motor vehicle accident requires a written report to be filed with the department of safety, except in cases of damage to state or local government property; increases, from $500 to $1,500, the property damage threshold differentiating a Class B misdemeanor from a Class A misdemeanor for the offense of leaving the scene of an accident. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 12.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	110	HB 1515	Tennessee HB 1515 (110)	bill	Motor Vehicles	enacted	Hulsey Lundberg	1	36	5	2018-01-10	2018-03-19	openstates	ocd-bill/5d5513e8-b31b-4424-906f-01af8010ae7a	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1515&GA=110	ebbc6a1a3060cbcedad0bf19d4245d0ab0b53de11403cea3482edb2ef9c78194	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee HB 1515 (110) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, increases, from $400 to $1,500, the minimum property damage threshold for which a motor vehicle accident requires a written report to be filed with the department of safety, except in cases of damage to state or local government property; increases, from $500 to $1,500, the property damage threshold differentiating a Class B misdemeanor from a Class A misdemeanor for the offense of leaving the scene of an accident. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 12.

Version chain

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

1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 1/31/2018 (3) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2018 2/15/2018 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/13/2018 — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — 78–10 (fail) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/26/2018 PASSED — 30–0 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

• Hulsey — primary (person)
• Lundberg — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-10 Filed for intro. introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-11 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2018-01-17 Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2018-01-17 P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee referral-committee
• 2018-01-18 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-22 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2018-01-24 Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/31/2018
• 2018-01-24 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-01-24 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
• 2018-01-31 Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/6/2018
• 2018-01-31 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-06 Action def. in Transportation Committee to 2/13/2018
• 2018-02-07 Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/13/2018
• 2018-02-13 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-14 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2018
• 2018-02-15 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2018
• 2018-02-16 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
• 2018-02-21 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
• 2018-02-22 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
• 2018-02-22 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-02-22 Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 10, PNV 4 passage
• 2018-02-22 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0678) amendment-passage
• 2018-02-23 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/26/2018
• 2018-02-26 Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 passage
• 2018-02-26 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0614)
• 2018-02-26 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
• 2018-02-26 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2018-02-26 Companion House Bill substituted
• 2018-02-28 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
• 2018-03-01 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2018-03-01 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2018-03-02 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
• 2018-03-14 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2018-03-19 Pub. Ch. 555
• 2018-03-19 Effective date(s) 01/01/2019
• 2018-03-19 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 555

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5d5513e8-b31b-4424-906f-01af8010ae7a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).