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TN SB0031
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Doug Overbey
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Legislative Description
As introduced, elevates the offense of hit and run with a motor vehicle from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony where the driver knew or should have known that the serious bodily injury resulted from the accident; allows the jury to infer that the driver knew or should have known death or bodily injury resulted from the accident if the person involved was a pedestrian or cyclist or other vulnerable user of the highway. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 1.
Traffic Safety
Last Action
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/18/2016
Committee Referrals
Finance, Ways and Means4/1/2015
Judiciary1/17/2015
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