2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1299: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-417 and Section 55-10-425, relative to ignition interlock devices.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, requires an ignition interlock provider to permit a person to appear for calibration, monitoring, or inspection of the device at any time within a two-week period; authorizes a court to order reinstatement of a person’s driver license if the person has no other revocations or suspensions on the person’s driving record and the person’s only noncompliance with ignition interlock requirements has been with regard to the required calibration, monitoring, or inspection of the ignition interlock device; makes various other changes in regard to ignition interlock devices and the ignition interlock usage period. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-417 and Section 55-10-425.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
2/26/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
Senate
2/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/4/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
3/11/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0040)
Senate
3/13/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/13/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
3/17/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0125)
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 1, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
4/1/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/2/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate
4/11/2025
Signed by Governor.
Senate
4/30/2025
Pub. Ch. 184
4/30/2025
Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 01/01/2026

Amendments

SA0040

Amendment 1-0 to SB1299

3/5/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/27/2025
95
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/13/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amdt, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
3/4/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/30/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/25/2025231.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202524.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202524.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/24/2025119.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/15/2025120.3 KB