Tennessee 110th Regular Session (2017-2018) Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 151 — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, enacts the "Automated Vehicles Act" and other requirements related to the operation of autonomous vehicles on the public roads of this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 40; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 67.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 474

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 474

  2. Effective date(s) 06/06/2017

  3. Pub. Ch. 474

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 4 - HA0620)

  10. Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 5/9/2017

  11. Comp. SB subst.

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0508)

  15. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0509)

  16. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0548)

  17. H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0620)

  18. Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 1, PNV 0

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0442)

  21. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0443)

  22. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0506)

  23. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  24. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Recalled

  27. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017

  28. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 3 calendar for 5/4/2017

  29. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017

  30. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0

  31. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/2/2017

  32. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017

  33. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  34. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/26/2017

  35. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  36. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/1/2017

  37. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee

  38. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017

  39. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  40. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  41. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/18/2017

  42. Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/18/2017

  43. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 4/17/2017

  44. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/11/2017

  45. Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/11/2017

  46. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/4/2017

  47. Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 4/3/2017

  48. Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/4/2017

  49. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/29/2017

  50. Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/29/2017

  51. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/28/2017

  52. Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/28/2017

  53. Sponsor(s) Added.

  54. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2017

  55. Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/27/2017

  56. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

  57. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/21/2017

  58. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2017

  59. Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/20/2017

  60. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/15/2017

  61. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2017

  62. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  63. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  64. Intro., P1C.

  65. Filed for intro.

  66. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  67. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  68. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 4 5/9/2017 Passed

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Republican 14000
Democrat 3000
Total 31000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Beavers — Yea
Bell — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Gresham — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Norris — Yea
Overbey — Yea
Tate — Yea
Tracy — Yea
Green — Yea
Harper — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Kelsey — Yea
Niceley — Yea
Harris, Torrey C. Democrat Yea
Kyle, Sara Democrat Yea
Yarbro, Jeff Democrat Yea
Bowling, Janice Republican Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Yea
Crowe, Rusty Republican Yea
Gardenhire, Todd Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Yea
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Jackson, Ed Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
McNally, Randy Republican Yea
Roberts, Kerry Republican Yea
Southerland, Steve Republican Yea
Stevens, John Republican Yea
Watson, Bo Republican Yea
Yager, Ken Republican Yea

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FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2017 Passed

Passed 85 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Republican 21100
Unaffiliated 54000
Total 85100
% of votes cast 99%1%0%0%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Calfee — Yea
Casada — Yea
Coley — Yea
Daniel — Yea
Doss — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Jernigan — Yea
Jones — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Staples — Yea
Swann — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tillis — Yea
Weaver — Yea
Brooks H. — Yea
Carr — Yea
DeBerry — Yea
Hill M. — Yea
Hill T. — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Butt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Curcio — Yea
Fitzhugh — Yea
Forgety — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Goins — Yea
Gravitt — Yea
Halford — Yea
Hazlewood — Yea
Holsclaw — Yea
Holt — Yea
Kane — Yea
Lollar — Yea
Matheny — Yea
Matlock — Yea
McCormick — Yea
Ramsey — Yea
Sargent — Yea
Sexton C. — Yea
Sexton J. — Yea
Smith — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Turner — Yea
White D. — Yea
White M. — Yea
Madam Speaker Harwell — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Sanderson — Yea
Whitson — Yea
Wirgau — Yea
Van Huss — Yea
Akbari, Raumesh Democrat Yea
Camper, Karen D. Democrat Yea
Clemmons, John Ray Democrat Yea
Hardaway, T.J. Democrat Yea
Love, Jr., Harold Democrat Yea
Miller, Larry J. Democrat Yea
Mitchell, Bo Democrat Yea
Parkinson, Antonio Democrat Yea
Powell, Jason Democrat Yea
Shaw, Johnny Democrat Yea
Alexander, Rebecca K. Republican Yea
Crawford, John Republican Yea
Eldridge, Rick Republican Yea
Farmer, Andrew Republican Yea
Gant, Ron M. Republican Yea
Hawk, David B. Republican Yea
Hicks, Gary Republican Yea
Hulsey, Bud Republican Yea
Keisling, Kelly Republican Yea
Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' Republican Yea
Lamberth, William Republican Yea
Littleton, Mary Republican Yea
Lynn, Susan M. Republican Yea
Marsh, Pat Republican Yea
Pody, Mark Republican Yea
Reedy, Jay D. Republican Yea
Rudd, Tim Republican Nay
Sherrell, Paul Republican Yea
Sparks, Mike Republican Yea
Travis, Ron Republican Yea
Williams, Ryan Republican Yea
Zachary, Jason Republican Yea

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FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY Lamberth PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2017 Passed

Passed 82 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Republican 22000
Unaffiliated 50000
Total 82000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Calfee — Yea
Coley — Yea
Doss — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Holsclaw — Yea
Holt — Yea
McCormick — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Swann — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tillis — Yea
Weaver — Yea
Brooks H. — Yea
Carr — Yea
DeBerry — Yea
Hill M. — Yea
Hill T. — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Ramsey — Yea
Sargent — Yea
Sexton C. — Yea
Sexton J. — Yea
Butt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Curcio — Yea
Daniel — Yea
Fitzhugh — Yea
Forgety — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Goins — Yea
Halford — Yea
Hazlewood — Yea
Jernigan — Yea
Kane — Yea
Matheny — Yea
Matlock — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Sanderson — Yea
Smith — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Turner — Yea
White D. — Yea
White M. — Yea
Madam Speaker Harwell — Yea
Staples — Yea
Whitson — Yea
Wirgau — Yea
Van Huss — Yea
Akbari, Raumesh Democrat Yea
Camper, Karen D. Democrat Yea
Clemmons, John Ray Democrat Yea
Hardaway, T.J. Democrat Yea
Love, Jr., Harold Democrat Yea
Miller, Larry J. Democrat Yea
Mitchell, Bo Democrat Yea
Parkinson, Antonio Democrat Yea
Powell, Jason Democrat Yea
Shaw, Johnny Democrat Yea
Alexander, Rebecca K. Republican Yea
Crawford, John Republican Yea
Eldridge, Rick Republican Yea
Farmer, Andrew Republican Yea
Gant, Ron M. Republican Yea
Hawk, David B. Republican Yea
Hicks, Gary Republican Yea
Hulsey, Bud Republican Yea
Keisling, Kelly Republican Yea
Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' Republican Yea
Lamberth, William Republican Yea
Littleton, Mary Republican Yea
Lynn, Susan M. Republican Yea
Marsh, Pat Republican Yea
Pody, Mark Republican Yea
Reedy, Jay D. Republican Yea
Rudd, Tim Republican Yea
Sherrell, Paul Republican Yea
Sparks, Mike Republican Yea
Travis, Ron Republican Yea
Williams, Ryan Republican Yea
Zachary, Jason Republican Yea

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FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 5/4/2017 Passed

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15000
Unaffiliated 14000
Democrat 2000
Total 31000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Beavers — Yea
Bell — Yea
Ketron — Yea
Overbey — Yea
Tate — Yea
Tracy — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Gresham — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kelsey — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Niceley — Yea
Norris — Yea
Kyle, Sara Democrat Yea
Yarbro, Jeff Democrat Yea
Bailey, Paul Republican Yea
Bowling, Janice Republican Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Yea
Crowe, Rusty Republican Yea
Gardenhire, Todd Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Yea
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Jackson, Ed Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
McNally, Randy Republican Yea
Roberts, Kerry Republican Yea
Southerland, Steve Republican Yea
Stevens, John Republican Yea
Watson, Bo Republican Yea
Yager, Ken Republican Yea

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SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 5/2/2017 Passed

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 5000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Harper — Yea
Overbey — Yea
Tate — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Ketron — Yea
Norris — Yea
Gardenhire, Todd Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Yea
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Stevens, John Republican Yea
Watson, Bo Republican Yea

Official roll call →

SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/17/2017 Passed

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 3000
Democrat 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Beavers — Yea
Tracy — Yea
Niceley — Yea
Yarbro, Jeff Democrat Yea
Bailey, Paul Republican Yea
Bowling, Janice Republican Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
Stevens, John Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

transportation technology
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SB 151 is sponsored by Lamberth, William (Republican) and Lundberg.
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