SB 1667STATE · TennesseeIntroduced

Motor Vehicles - As introduced, increases from $25 to $500 the coverage failure fee imposed by the department of revenue for the first failure to comply with the James Lee Atwood Jr. Law; increases that fee to $1,500 and requires registration be suspended or revoked for a second or subsequent failure to comply; bars a plaintiff from recovering noneconomic damages from a defendant arising out of the use of a vehicle if the plaintiff was not in compliance with the financial responsibility law; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56.

Latest action: Sponsor(s) Added.

Voted: 4/24/2026

How representatives voted

0 yea·0 nay·1 other

Action history

  • 4/24/2026Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 4/22/2026Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0855)
  • 4/22/2026Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6
  • 4/22/2026Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 4/22/2026Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 4/22/2026Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0642)
  • 4/22/2026Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 22, PNV 1
  • 4/21/2026Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026
  • 4/20/2026Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 4/16/2026Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026