2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0778: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to driving while privilege cancelled, suspended, or revoked.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, designates a traffic citation issued solely on the basis of a violation for the offense of driving while the person's driving privileges are canceled, suspended, or revoked as a nonmoving traffic violation. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Senate
2/26/2025
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
3/5/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
Senate
4/8/2025
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate
4/11/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
Senate
4/16/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2025
Senate
4/16/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2025
Senate
4/17/2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Senate
5/27/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 504

Amendments

SA0056

Amendment 1-0 to SB0778

3/5/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
4/8/2025
7
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
3/5/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Adam Lowe
Adam Lowe
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/22/202543.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20257.9 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20257.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/1/2025124.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/28/2025125.4 KB