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type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, enacts the \"Eddie Conrad Act,\" which establishes the number of points to be charged to a person's driving record for violations of driving while using a wireless telecommunications device. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199."
description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, enacts the \"Eddie Conrad Act,\" which establishes the number of points to be charged to a person's driving record for violations of driving while using a wireless telecommunications device. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 589"
citation: "Tennessee SB 589 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6354f54e-fbc1-4d28-8d7e-78c8989a638e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0589&GA=113"
source_hash: "0990a18a021cc5f3286046c764230d7e53663d9d2a03059ee09c621652a42d30"
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 589 (113) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Eddie Conrad Act," which establishes the number of points to be charged to a person's driving record for violations of driving while using a wireless telecommunications device. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0195** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0195.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0196** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0196.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0043** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0043.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0120** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0120.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0589.pdf)
## Votes
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/22/2023 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **901** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/22/2023 Passed (1) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Pody — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-15** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-15** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-02-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0043)
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-09** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0120)
- **2023-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0195) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0196) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 01/01/2024
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 428
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6354f54e-fbc1-4d28-8d7e-78c8989a638e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).