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type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, makes the offense of obstructing public highways and streets where the obstruction restricts emergency vehicle access a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $200. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 55."
description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, makes the offense of obstructing public highways and streets where the obstruction restricts emergency vehicle access a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $200. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1051"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1051 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Matlock"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4a47705-31be-42ac-92d9-f14a2e98870b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1051&GA=110"
source_hash: "87e199d45473e47ede2bc839da6b346d99252e61c0e192cd2a33f53395a277bc"
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 HB 1051 (110) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, makes the offense of obstructing public highways and streets where the obstruction restricts emergency vehicle access a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $200. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 55.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1051.pdf)
## Votes
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2017 3/9/2017 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2017 Passed — **140** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2017 3/23/2017 (1) — **00** (fail) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2017 (2) — **00** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/1/2017 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bell — primary (person)
- Matlock — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2017-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-22** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-07** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2017
- **2017-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-13** Re-ref. Criminal Justice Committee
- **2017-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-13** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0138)
- **2017-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0149) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 121
- **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 121
- **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4a47705-31be-42ac-92d9-f14a2e98870b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).