HB2014 amends Tennessee vehicular homicide laws, increasing penalties for certain convictions.

HB2014 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Title 40, and Title 55, concerning vehicular homicide. It adds a new subdivision stating that if a person convicted of vehicular homicide is also convicted of reckless driving resulting in death, they must be punished as a Range II offender, with the possibility of a Range III sentence if appropriate, but not lower than Range II. This act takes effect July 1, 2026.

HB2014 amends Tennessee vehicular homicide laws, increasing penalties for certain convictions.

HB2014 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Title 40, and Title 55, concerning vehicular homicide. It adds a new subdivision stating that if a person convicted of vehicular homicide is also convicted of reckless driving resulting in death, they must be punished as a Range II offender, with the possibility of a Range III sentence if appropriate, but not lower than Range II. This act takes effect July 1, 2026.