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SB2648 • 2026

Motor Vehicles

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

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Roberts, Reedy
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
Failed in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Changing Appeal Time for Commercial Driver Licenses

This bill changes the time limit from ten to fifteen days for filing an appeal after a commercial driver license is suspended or revoked.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the number of days someone has to file an appeal after their commercial driver's license is suspended or revoked from ten days to fifteen days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have a commercial driver’s license and whose license might be suspended or revoked.

Terms To Know

Commercial Driver License
A special type of driving permit needed for people who drive large trucks, buses, or other vehicles that carry goods or passengers as part of their job.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was stopped in the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee.
  • It is unclear how many people will be affected by this change since it depends on how often commercial driver licenses are suspended or revoked.

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 are in certain exceptions like enclosed cabs or golf carts.

  • Riders younger than 21 must now wear a helmet that meets federal standards, except when riding within an enclosed cab, on fully enclosed autocycles, in golf carts, or during parades at speeds not exceeding 30 mph between ages 18 and 21.
  • The amendment text does not specify the exact penalties for non-compliance with this new 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

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

  8. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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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HOUSE BILL 2412
By Reedy

SENATE BILL 2648
By Roberts
SB2648
012566
- 1 -

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.