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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, clarifies that a motorized wheelchair is not a motor vehicle for purposes of the rules of the road, accidents, and crimes involving motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 55."
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description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, clarifies that a motorized wheelchair is not a motor vehicle for purposes of the rules of the road, accidents, and crimes involving motor vehicles. - 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: "112"
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identifier: "SB 154"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 154 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Jernigan"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-06"
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last_action: "2021-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83d0f0f8-1630-40f0-8e10-8296ea4c0bff"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0154&GA=112"
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source_hash: "cfecc9edd510e9f71ec8cb1b161b316ed2e6deb74ec9f520ddecb8062838a4f3"
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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 154 (112) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, clarifies that a motorized wheelchair is not a motor vehicle for purposes of the rules of the road, accidents, and crimes involving motor vehicles. - 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0154.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (2) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/1/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/23/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Briggs — primary (person)
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- Jernigan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
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- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
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- **2021-02-10** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/17/2021
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- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
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- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
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- **2021-02-17** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
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- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
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- **2021-02-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/3/2021
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- **2021-02-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/1/2021
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- **2021-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2021-03-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2021-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
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- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021
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- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2021-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2021-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2021-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2021-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2021-03-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/29/2021
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- **2021-04-06** Pub. Ch. 56
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- **2021-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 56
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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/83d0f0f8-1630-40f0-8e10-8296ea4c0bff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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