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

SB 2638: DUI Offenses - As introduced, allows a person convicted of driving under the influence of an intoxicant who is eligible for a restricted license to request, and the court to order, the use of a transdermal monitoring device in lieu of the person being required to operate only a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device; requires the person to pay all costs associated with the transdermal monitoring device; specifies the person is not eligible for assistance from the electronic monitoring indigency fund. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10.

In committee Last action March 3, 2026: Deferred to Summer Study

Plain-language summary

SB 2638 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: DUI Offenses - As introduced, allows a person convicted of driving under the influence of an intoxicant who is eligible for a restricted license to request, and the court to order, the use of a transdermal monitoring device in lieu of the person being required to operate only a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device; requires the person to pay all costs associated with the transdermal monitoring device; specifies the person is not eligible for assistance from the electronic monitoring indigency fund. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10. Primary sponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Deferred to Summer Study.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican).