Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises various provisions governing towing of vehicles and liens of garagekeepers and towing firms; expands the towing advisory board from nine to 11 members by adding a member appointed by the Tennessee Trucking Association and a member appointed by the American Car Rental Association. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 16 and Title 55, Chapter 23.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed Apr 25, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2019 · House Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 15, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0171)
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0171)
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2019
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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