Tennessee · House Bill 485 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-199, relative to traffic safety.

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Traffic Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Eddie Conrad Act," which establishes the number of points to be charged to a person's driving record for violations of driving while using a wireless telecommunications device. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199.

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Transportation Committee · House Transportation Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee · House Transportation Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/8/2023 · House Transportation Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee · House Transportation Committee
  7. CommitteePlaced on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/14/2023 · House Transportation Committee
  8. HouseAction def. in Transportation Committee to 3/21/2023
  9. CommitteePlaced on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/21/2023 · House Transportation Committee
  10. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  11. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  12. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/29/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  13. HouseAction Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Special Driver's License Calendar
  14. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 428

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats.

All 7 cosponsors

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.