Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 559: Traffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway other than in a marked school zone or work zone; retains restrictions on activities such as texting on, reaching for, or watching or recording a video on such device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199.

In committee Last action March 18, 2025: Def. to Summer Study in Transportation Subcommittee

Plain-language summary

HB 559 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Traffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway other than in a marked school zone or work zone; retains restrictions on activities such as texting on, reaching for, or watching or recording a video on such device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199. Primary sponsor: Kip Capley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Def. to Summer Study in Transportation Subcommittee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Kip Capley (Republican).