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HB1891 • 2026

Traffic Safety

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 8 and Title 55, Chapter 9, relative to driver courses for traffic offenses.

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Sponsor
Hemmer, Campbell
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on what happens if a person fails the driver education course.

Traffic Safety Act

This bill allows people who get speeding tickets to take an online driver education course and have up to five points removed from their driving record if they complete the course successfully within 90 days.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows a person charged with speeding to register for a department-approved driver education course through the court clerk's website.
  • Requires successful completion of the course within 90 days of conviction to remove up to five points from the person's driving record.
  • Changes that the approved courses must be available online via the Department of Transportation’s website, not just the court clerk’s site.
  • Requires providers of these courses to give certificates of completion and information about point removal processes within 30 days after course completion.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who get speeding tickets in Tennessee.
  • Providers of driver education courses approved by the Department of Transportation.

Terms To Know

Department-approved driver education course
A special driving class that is accepted by the state's transportation department and can help remove points from a person’s driving record if completed successfully.
Points on driving record
Negative marks added to someone's driving history for traffic violations, which can affect their ability to drive legally.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a person fails the driver education course.
  • It is unclear how many people will choose to take these courses instead of paying fines and appearing in court.
  • The effectiveness of online courses in reducing traffic violations remains uncertain.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB1891

Plain English: The amendment allows people who are caught speeding in Tennessee to take an online driver education course approved by the department of transportation to remove up to five points from their driving record if they complete the course within ninety days of being convicted.

  • People charged with speeding can now register for a state-approved online driver education course instead of going to court.
  • If someone successfully completes the course within ninety days after being convicted, they can have up to five points removed from their driving record.
  • Providers of these courses must give certificates of completion and information about point removal through the department's website.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if a provider fails to submit certificates on time or if there are issues with course approval processes.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2114

Plain English: The amendment allows people who are caught speeding in Tennessee to take an online driver education course approved by the department to remove points from their driving record if they complete the course within ninety days of conviction.

  • People charged with speeding can now register for a state-approved online driver education course instead of going to court.
  • If someone successfully completes the course within ninety days after being convicted, up to five points will be removed from their driving record.
  • Providers of these courses must give certificates of completion and information about how to remove points through the department's website.
  • The amendment text does not specify what happens if a person fails to complete the course or does not provide the certificate on time.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026

  3. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026

  4. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  6. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  7. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 21, PNV 0

  8. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0703)

  9. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  10. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026

  11. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  12. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  13. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/17/2026

  14. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on Final calendar of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  15. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

  16. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  17. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  18. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/11/2026

  19. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  20. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  21. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  22. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  23. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  24. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  25. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  26. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  27. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  28. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law requires an officer to issue a citation to persons arrested for a violation of certain traffic offenses punishable as a misdemeanor in lieu of an arrest. Such persons may elect not to contest the charge and, instead, pay a fine and costs to
the clerk of court rather than making an appearance in court. This bill allows such a person who is charged with speeding to register for a department-approved driver education course. Up to five points will be removed from the person's driving record u
po
n successful completion of the course within 90 days of the conviction.

ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1891, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes:



Changes that the approved driver education courses must be available online from
the
court clerk's website to the
department of transportation's
website.


Requires
a provider of a department-approved driver education course
to
provide the department, through the department's website, certificates of completion within 30 days of course completion.
Such a
provider must
also
provide information to each person who successfully completes the course regarding the department's process for the removal of points charged to the person's driving record.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2114
By Campbell

HOUSE BILL 1891
By Hemmer
HB1891
011221
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55,
Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 8 and Title 55,
Chapter 9, relative to driver courses for traffic
offenses.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-207(f), is amended by
designating the existing language as subdivision (1) and adding the following as a new
subdivision (2):
(2) In addition to the submission of the fine and costs in lieu of appearing in
court, a person who is charged with speeding may register for a department-approved
driver education course through the court clerk. Each court clerk shall ensure that
registration for department-approved driver education courses is available online via the
clerk's website. In accordance with § 55-8-207, if the person successfully completes the
course within ninety (90) days of the conviction, the person shall have the points
charged to the person's driving record for the speeding conviction removed; provided,
that five (5) points is the maximum number of points that may be removed from the
person's driving record.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.