Motor Vehicles - As enacted, enacts the "Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law." - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 21, 2023
Signed Mar 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2023 · House Mar 9, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 13, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 23, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0081)
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0022)
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 2/15/2023
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/15/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/8/2023
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lowell Russell
RRepublican
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