Motor Vehicles

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about updates to other sections of Tennessee Code Annotated beyond changing the start date for reducing vehicle weight limits.

Changing Vehicle Weight Limits

This bill changes the start date for reducing vehicle weight limits from January 15th to January 1st each year.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the start date for reducing vehicle weight limits from January 15th to January 1st each year.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Tennessee Department of Transportation
• Drivers and trucking companies who must follow new weight limit rules

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated

A collection of laws in the state of Tennessee organized by subject.

Department of Transportation

The government agency responsible for building and maintaining roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how much weight limits can be reduced.
• It is unclear what specific changes will be made to the laws in Titles 4 through 67 of Tennessee Code Annotated beyond changing the start date for reducing vehicle weight limits.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 31
By Bailey

HOUSE BILL 165
By Marsh

HB0165
000979
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 47; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65; Title 66
and Title 67, relative to transportation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-7-103(a), is amended by deleting
the language "From January 15 to April 15 of each year" and substituting instead the language
"From January 1 to April 15 of each year".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.