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TN SB0031

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2015

Primary Sponsor

Doug Overbey

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Origin

Senate

109th General Assembly

AI Summary

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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