HB 1690STATE · 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: Comp. SB subst.

Voted: 4/22/2026

How representatives voted

0 yea·0 nay·2 other

  • Mike Sparks

    State Representative · Republican · TN

    ABSENT
  • Ron Gant

    State Representative · Republican · TN

    ABSENT

Action history

  • 4/22/2026Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 4/22/2026Comp. SB subst.
  • 4/20/2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
  • 4/20/2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2026
  • 4/20/2026Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  • 4/20/2026Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2026
  • 4/20/2026Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  • 4/16/2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/20/2026
  • 4/15/2026Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  • 4/8/2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026