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type: "Bill"
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title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, requires a motor vehicle to yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible, or reduce speed and proceed with due caution when approaching a stationary motor vehicle that is giving signal by use of flashing lights and located on the shoulder, emergency lane, or median. - Amends TCA Title 55."
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description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, requires a motor vehicle to yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible, or reduce speed and proceed with due caution when approaching a stationary motor vehicle that is giving signal by use of flashing lights and located on the shoulder, emergency lane, or median. - Amends TCA Title 55."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "110"
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identifier: "SB 996"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 996 (110)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sargent", "Tracy"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2017-02-09"
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last_action: "2017-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9550e78-40a8-4de2-bba2-84153bf173fa"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0996&GA=110"
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source_hash: "7e5b9dffa8f2d2711f06a56bca5206a50bd3aae206a5501e43f4b4796bbf9ed7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 996 (110) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, requires a motor vehicle to yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible, or reduce speed and proceed with due caution when approaching a stationary motor vehicle that is giving signal by use of flashing lights and located on the shoulder, emergency lane, or median. - Amends TCA Title 55.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0996.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2017 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/6/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/13/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sargent — primary (person)
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- Tracy — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
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- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
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- **2017-02-13** P1C.
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- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-28** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2017
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- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
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- **2017-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/14/2017
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- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/13/2017
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- **2017-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2017-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2017-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
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- **2017-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/20/2017
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- **2017-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2017-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2017-03-20** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2017-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2017-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2017-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2017-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2017-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2017-04-11** Pub. Ch. 95
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- **2017-04-11** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
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- **2017-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 95
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9550e78-40a8-4de2-bba2-84153bf173fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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