SB2638

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

Introduced·2/2/26
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Tennessee SB2638 amends DUI laws to allow courts to order transdermal monitoring devices instead of ignition interlock devices for eligible drivers.

Tennessee SB2638 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant. The bill allows courts to order the installation and use of a transdermal monitoring device in lieu of an ignition interlock device for eligible drivers convicted of DUI. The driver must pay all costs associated with the transdermal monitoring device and is not eligible for assistance from the electronic monitoring indigency fund. This act takes effect upon becoming a law.

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Calendar

Mar 3

12:00 AM

Senate Revenue Subcommittee Of Finance, Ways & Means Hearing

Feb 17

8:30 AM

Senate Finance, Ways And Means Hearing

History

Mar 3

Senate

Deferred to Summer Study

Feb 25

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

Feb 17

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/3/2026