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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 | SB 954 | Tennessee SB 954 (110) |
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Tennessee SB 954 (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.
- Current Version (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/27/2017 Passed (1) — 26–1 (pass) · upper
- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 1 4/17/2017 Passed — 6–2 (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2017 Passed (1) — 68–11 (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 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction - 2017-02-09 Filed for introduction
introduction, reading-1 - 2017-02-09 Intro., P1C.
introduction - 2017-02-13 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- 2017-02-13 P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee-- Criminal Justice
referral-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 Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 4/3/2017
- 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
- 2017-04-05 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 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 4/17/2017
- 2017-04-11 Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/18/2017
- 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 Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/27/2017
- 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 - 2017-04-26 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 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.
- 2017-05-04 Sponsor(s) Added.
- 2017-05-04 Comp. SB subst.
- 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 Pub. Ch. 416
- 2017-05-23 Effective date(s) 01/01/2018
- 2017-05-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 416
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c70fa44b-665e-46e1-a669-178e9bd88632. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).