Tennessee House Bill 1321

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 210
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, allows school bus drivers to use a portable electronic device for navigation of the school bus and for accurately accounting for students at bus pick-up and drop-off locations through use of the device's global positioning system if no hands are used to hold the device or to enter data into the device while the school bus is in motion; the device is mounted on the school bus's windshield, dashboard, or center console area; and the driver views only data related to the navigation of the bus. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 55, relative to the use of global positioning systems while operating school buses.

Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes [R]	Rep. Joe Towns [D]	Rep. Scott Cepicky [R]	Rep. Mary Littleton [R]
Rep. Elaine Davis [R]	Rep. John Ragan [R]	Rep. Dan Howell [R]	Rep. Mark White [R]
Rep. Karen Camper [D]	Rep. Chris Todd [R]	Rep. Dwayne Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-04		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 210
2023-04-03	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-04-03	House	Comp. SB subst.
2023-04-03	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-30	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
2023-03-29	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
2023-03-28	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2023-03-22	House	Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/28/2023
2023-03-22	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-03-15	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2023
2023-03-15	House	Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2023-03-14	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-03-08	House	Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/14/2023
2023-03-08	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
2023-03-01	House	Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
2023-02-07	House	Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
2023-02-02	House	P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
2023-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB1434 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-04 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2023

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1321&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1321.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0210.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0121.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1321.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0301.pdf