Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/114/sb-248.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

77 lines
4.3 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, creates the offense of an occupant of a vehicle parking, leaving standing, or stopping the vehicle on a street or highway and blocking or impeding the normal movement of traffic for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, or consummating an employment transaction with a person standing on or in proximity to the street or highway. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 55."
description: "Traffic Safety - As enacted, creates the offense of an occupant of a vehicle parking, leaving standing, or stopping the vehicle on a street or highway and blocking or impeding the normal movement of traffic for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, or consummating an employment transaction with a person standing on or in proximity to the street or highway. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 248"
citation: "Tennessee SB 248 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae01e89c-fa44-4886-9a94-9027e309ca43"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0248&ga=114"
source_hash: "66309b78f0e7688c8af62328993cce874b13739cdae92ec645d1c29237f469a5"
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 248 (114) — Traffic Safety - As enacted, creates the offense of an occupant of a vehicle parking, leaving standing, or stopping the vehicle on a street or highway and blocking or impeding the normal movement of traffic for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, or consummating an employment transaction with a person standing on or in proximity to the street or highway. - 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. **Amendment HA0146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0146.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0248.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **6917** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2025 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-07** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-03-27** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 17, PNV 9 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0146) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-03-27** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-02** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-02** Pub. Ch. 158
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae01e89c-fa44-4886-9a94-9027e309ca43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).