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2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

HB1204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 55, relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, states that a law enforcement officer may assist a qualified practitioner in using reasonable force to obtain a sample of blood from a person suspected of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant; increases the amount of time a driver license must be revoked for an implied consent violation from one year to one year and six months if the person has no prior violations. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0363

Amendment 1-0 to HB1204

4/9/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/15/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/14/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/9/2025
14
Yea
5
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/26/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Sabi Kumar
Sabi Kumar
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Elaine Davis
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text • 2/6/2025 • 8.1 KB
LegiScanState Site
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 3/28/2025 • 146.8 KB
LegiScanState Site
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 3/20/2025 • 121.6 KB
LegiScanState Site

External Links

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