Traffic Safety - As enacted, prohibits persons from loitering or conducting any commercial activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway; creates a Class C misdemeanor offense that requires issuance of a warning citation for a first offense; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 23, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2019 · House Apr 11, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 4, 2019
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0224)
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0181)
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/2/2019
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Infrastructure Subcommittee for 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Infrastructure Subcommittee to 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Infrastructure Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Infrastructure Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Howell
RRepublican
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