TN SB1497 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-06 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 2 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-06 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer to use only an appropriately marked law enforcement vehicle to make traffic stops in non-emergency situations; defines an appropriately marked law enforcement vehicle as one that bears insignias, stripes, decals, labels, seals, symbols, or other pictorial signs or lettering indicating the vehicle's identity as a law enforcement vehicle used by a particular law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38 and Title 55, relative to the operation of law enforcement vehicles.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2023-02-02 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2023-02-02 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB1234 (Crossfiled) 2024-01-10 - Sponsor change.
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1497&ga=113 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1497.pdf |
