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HB2412 • 2026

Motor Vehicles

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to motor vehicles.

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Sponsor
Reedy, Roberts
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Changing Appeal Time for Commercial Driver Licenses

This bill changes the number of days from 10 to 15 that someone has to appeal if their commercial driver license is suspended or revoked in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the number of days from 10 to 15 that a person can file an appeal after their commercial driver license is suspended or revoked.
  • Updates Title 55 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have commercial driver licenses in Tennessee and might need to appeal decisions about those licenses.

Terms To Know

Commercial Driver License
A special license needed for driving large trucks, buses, or other vehicles used for business purposes.
Appeal
The process of asking a higher authority to review and change a decision made by a lower authority.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if someone misses the new 15-day deadline.
  • It is unclear how many people will be affected by this change.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to SB2648

Plain English: The amendment changes Tennessee's motorcycle helmet law to require riders under 21 to wear helmets unless they meet certain exceptions.

  • Riders younger than 21 years old must wear a crash helmet that meets federal standards, except in specific situations such as riding within an enclosed cab or autocycle, on a golf cart, or in a parade at speeds not exceeding 30 mph.
  • The amendment text does not specify the exact penalties for non-compliance with the helmet requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  2. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  3. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Transportation Committee

  4. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  8. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  10. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  11. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  12. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2648
By Roberts

HOUSE BILL 2412
By Reedy
HB2412
012566
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55,
relative to motor vehicles.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-19-108(c), is amended by
deleting "ten (10) days" and substituting instead "fifteen (15) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.