AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 55, relative to criminal offenses involving driving.
- Introduced Jan 24, 2023
- In committee Feb 1, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Driver Licenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for driving upon a highway without a valid driver license for the vehicle being driven from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense committed within 10 years of a prior offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
Every action
16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 8 earlier steps
- HouseFiled for introduction
- HouseIntro., P1C.
- CommitteeP2C, ref. to Transportation Committee · House Transportation Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee · House Transportation Subcommittee
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/1/2023 · House Transportation Subcommittee
- HouseAction Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/15/2023
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/15/2023 · House Transportation Subcommittee
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee · House Transportation Committee
- CommitteePlaced on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/21/2023 · House Transportation Committee
- CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/29/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- HousePlaced behind the budget
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.
- WL William LamberthR Primary sponsor · District 44
All 1 cosponsor
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.