SB0248

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 SB0248 amends traffic laws to criminalize blocking traffic for employment solicitations.

Tennessee SB0248 amends Tennessee Code Annotated to classify as a Class B misdemeanor the act of parking, leaving a vehicle standing, or stopping a vehicle on a street or highway to block or impede traffic for employment solicitations. It also changes the penalty for violations of this section to a Class C misdemeanor, with a warning citation for first offenses. If such a violation causes or contributes to a motor vehicle accident, the violation becomes a Class B misdemeanor. The act takes effect July 1, 2025.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

69 Yea

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17 Nay

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9 Not Voting

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Calendar

Mar 5, 2025

9:30 AM

Senate Transportation And Safety Hearing

History

May 2, 2025

Pub. Ch. 158

May 2, 2025

Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Apr 11, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor.