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SB0200 • 2026

Motor Vehicles

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

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Sponsor
Massey, Howell
Last action
2025-03-19
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify any consequences if the data is not published on time, nor does it mention requirements or changes regarding how traffic accidents are reported or investigated.

Changing How Traffic Accident Data is Published

This bill changes how often traffic accident data must be published in Tennessee to twice a year instead of once a year.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law to allow publishing traffic accident information biannually, or every six months, instead of annually.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Department of Safety
  • People who use traffic accident data

Terms To Know

Biannually
Twice a year, every six months

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the Department of Safety fails to publish the data on time.
  • The bill does not change how traffic accidents are reported or investigated.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  2. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  3. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  4. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Transportation Committee - Government Operations for Review

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 210
By Howell

SENATE BILL 200
By Massey

SB0200
000126
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54;
Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67, relative to
transportation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-115(b), is amended by
deleting the language "and publish annually, or at more frequent intervals, statistical
information" and substituting instead the language "and publish biannually statistical
information".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.