Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Nicholas' Law," which specifies that a prior conviction for the offense of boating under the influence must be treated the same as a prior conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant for purposes of determining punishment for a violation of driving under the influence of an intoxicant; specifies that a violation of driving under the influence of an intoxicant must be treated the same as a prior conviction for boating under the influence for purposes of determining punishment for boating under the influence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 69, Chapter 9, Part 2.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 31, 2022
Signed Apr 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2022 · House Mar 28, 2022
How they voted
31–1
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 12, 2022
D
Democratic6
83% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
21
Committee
20
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 1
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2
upper
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0626)
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee -- Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Ogles
RRepublican
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