republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-173.md

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Bill	Traffic Safety - As enacted, prohibits a person from physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; imposes other similar restrictions on activities such as texting; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 8.	Traffic Safety - As enacted, prohibits a person from physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; imposes other similar restrictions on activities such as texting; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 8.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	111	SB 173	Tennessee SB 173 (111)	bill	Traffic Safety	enacted	Holsclaw Swann	6	51	11	2019-01-28	2019-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/a9ea8d70-30d8-437c-81d5-7b364b4d4fac	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0173&GA=111	b4b148a42a011cbc02933ee89e5b689d652d7f7d77f27f03ca5207bc8874dd5c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 173 (111) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, prohibits a person from physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; imposes other similar restrictions on activities such as texting; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment HA0158 (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment HA0417 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment SA0184 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment SA0198 (committee substitute) — source
5. Amendment SA0199 (committee substitute) — source
6. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HOUSE SAFETY & FUNDING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/12/2019 (6) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/23/2019 Passed — 9–2 (pass) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 3 by Niceley 4/30/2019 Passed — 19–12 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2019 (3) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/3/2019 (4) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY HOLT PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Passed — 55–34 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2019 (5) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Passed (1) — 53–38 (pass) · lower
• TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/27/2019 Passed — 5–2 (pass) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/30/2019 Passed — 23–7 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Holsclaw — primary (person)
• Swann — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-28 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-01-28 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-01-30 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2019-01-30 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2019-01-31 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
• 2019-01-31 P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee referral-committee
• 2019-02-01 Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2019-03-06 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
• 2019-03-06 Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
• 2019-03-12 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-13 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
• 2019-03-13 Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/20/2019
• 2019-03-13 Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/19/2019
• 2019-03-19 Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/26/2019
• 2019-03-20 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
• 2019-03-20 Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/27/2019
• 2019-03-20 Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/26/2019
• 2019-03-26 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-27 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 0
• 2019-03-27 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
• 2019-03-27 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2019-04-03 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
• 2019-04-03 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/9/2019
• 2019-04-03 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-09 Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/16/2019
• 2019-04-09 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-10 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
• 2019-04-10 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
• 2019-04-11 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019
• 2019-04-16 Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/23/2019
• 2019-04-17 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
• 2019-04-17 Passed H., as am., Ayes 53, Nays 38, PNV 4 passage
• 2019-04-17 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0158) amendment-passage
• 2019-04-18 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
• 2019-04-18 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2019-04-23 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• 2019-04-25 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
• 2019-04-30 Companion House Bill substituted
• 2019-04-30 Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 7, PNV 1 passage
• 2019-04-30 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0198)
• 2019-04-30 Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0199) amendment-deferral
• 2019-04-30 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0184)
• 2019-04-30 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
• 2019-05-06 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
• 2019-05-08 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2019-05-13 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2019-05-14 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
• 2019-05-21 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2019-05-29 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 412
• 2019-05-29 Pub. Ch. 412
• 2019-05-29 Effective date(s) 07/01/2019

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a9ea8d70-30d8-437c-81d5-7b364b4d4fac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).