Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, enacts the "Representative Darren Jernigan Act," which requires, beginning on January 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, the department of revenue to verify that the owner of each disabled parking placard has not died; requires the department to promptly invalidate a disabled parking placard if the recipient of the placard is found to be deceased. - Amends TCA Title 55.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Signed Apr 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2024 · House Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Apr 4, 2024
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 19, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0781)
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0781)
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0659)
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0610)
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Niceley
RRepublican
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