HB0302

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 55, relative to restrictions on vehicular use of public highways and streets.

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Tennessee HB0302 amends traffic laws to prohibit blocking traffic for employment solicitation.

Tennessee HB0302 amends Tennessee Code to make it a Class C misdemeanor for vehicle occupants to block or impede traffic while soliciting, negotiating, or consummating an employment transaction. A first offense results in a warning citation. If such a violation causes or contributes to a motor vehicle accident, the offense becomes a Class B misdemeanor. The act takes effect July 1, 2025.

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Sponsors

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4
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

14 Yea

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4 Nay

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Calendar

Mar 18, 2025

10:30 AM

House Transportation Committee Hearing

Mar 11, 2025

12:00 PM

House Transportation Subcommittee Hearing

History

May 2, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 158

Mar 27, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

Mar 27, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.