Tennessee Senate Bill 648 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-16 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 894
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, creates an exemption to the requirement that any garagekeeper or towing firms with an abandoned, immobile or unattended motor vehicle taken into custody by a police department notify the owner of record of such vehicle, which exemption will apply when the vehicle's owner or the owner's agent is present at the time that the vehicle is placed into the custody of the garagekeeper or towing firm; extends the present law length limit for a straight truck that is operated on the highways from 40 feet to 45 feet. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54 and Title 55.

As enacted, creates an exemption to the requirement that any garagekeeper or towing firms with an abandoned, immobile or unattended motor vehicle taken into custody by a police department notify the owner of record of such vehicle, which exemption will apply when the vehicle's owner or the owner's agent is present at the time that the vehicle is placed into the custody of the garagekeeper or towing firm; extends the present law length limit for a straight truck that is operated on the highways from 40 feet to 45 feet. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54 and Title 55.

Sen. Jim Tracy [R]

Rep. Vince Dean [R]

2014-04-15 - Senate - S. TRANS & SAFETY COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-16	Senate	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 894
2014-04-15	Senate	Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - SA1166)
2014-04-15	Senate	Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file)
2014-04-15	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 cal. for 4/15/2014
2014-04-15	Senate	Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
2014-04-14	Senate	Placed on S. Trans & Safety Comm. cal. for 4/15/2014
2014-04-14	Senate	R/S #83(8) to be heard in S. Trans & Safety Comm. on 4/15/14
2013-02-06	Senate	P2C, ref. to S. Trans Comm.
2013-02-04	Senate	Intro., P1C.
2013-01-31	Senate	Filed for intro.

HB0464 (Crossfiled) 2014-05-16 - Pub. Ch. 894

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0648&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/SB0648.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB0648&ga=108