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Bill Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $50.00, for a person to knowingly operate a motor vehicle in any marked school zone in this state, when a warning flasher or flashers are in operation, and talk on a hand-held mobile telephone while the vehicle is in motion; makes it a delinquent act, punishable only by a fine of up to $50.00, for a person under the age of 18 to operate a motor vehicle and talk on a mobile phone that is equipped with a hands-free device while the vehicle is in motion; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8. Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $50.00, for a person to knowingly operate a motor vehicle in any marked school zone in this state, when a warning flasher or flashers are in operation, and talk on a hand-held mobile telephone while the vehicle is in motion; makes it a delinquent act, punishable only by a fine of up to $50.00, for a person under the age of 18 to operate a motor vehicle and talk on a mobile phone that is equipped with a hands-free device while the vehicle is in motion; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 110 HB 868 Tennessee HB 868 (110)
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Tennessee HB 868 (110) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $50.00, for a person to knowingly operate a motor vehicle in any marked school zone in this state, when a warning flasher or flashers are in operation, and talk on a hand-held mobile telephone while the vehicle is in motion; makes it a delinquent act, punishable only by a fine of up to $50.00, for a person under the age of 18 to operate a motor vehicle and talk on a mobile phone that is equipped with a hands-free device while the vehicle is in motion; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2017 (2) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/18/2017 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017 5/2/2017 (1) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/26/2017 (3) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 4/5/2017 (4) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/26/2017 — 00 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Holsclaw — primary (person)
  • Tracy — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-02-08 Filed for intro. introduction, reading-1
  • 2017-02-09 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2017-02-09 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2017-02-09 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2017-02-13 P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee-- Criminal Justice referral-committee
  • 2017-02-13 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  • 2017-02-14 Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2017-02-28 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2017
  • 2017-03-06 Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/27/2017
  • 2017-03-14 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
  • 2017-03-20 Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/27/2017
  • 2017-03-21 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2017
  • 2017-03-22 Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
  • 2017-03-27 Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/29/2017
  • 2017-03-28 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
  • 2017-03-29 Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
  • 2017-03-29 Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 4/5/2017
  • 2017-03-29 Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 4/3/2017
  • 2017-04-05 Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/11/2017
  • 2017-04-05 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-04-11 Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/18/2017
  • 2017-04-11 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 4/17/2017
  • 2017-04-12 Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/18/2017
  • 2017-04-17 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 1
  • 2017-04-18 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-04-19 Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/26/2017
  • 2017-04-25 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017
  • 2017-04-25 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2017-04-25 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-04-25 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/27/2017
  • 2017-04-26 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-04-26 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/26/2017
  • 2017-04-26 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-04-27 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 2017-04-27 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2017-04-27 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 1 passage
  • 2017-04-27 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0446)
  • 2017-05-01 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2017-05-02 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
  • 2017-05-03 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
  • 2017-05-04 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2017-05-04 Comp. SB subst.
  • 2017-05-04 Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 11, PNV 1 passage
  • 2017-05-04 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0499) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2017-05-04 Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 2017-05-05 Enrolled and ready for signatures
  • 2017-05-09 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2017-05-09 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2017-05-11 Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 2017-05-18 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2017-05-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 416
  • 2017-05-23 Pub. Ch. 416
  • 2017-05-23 Effective date(s) 01/01/2018

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7796f4cc-36c7-4bb2-b8ce-d8d773f1e8c3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).