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

HB 302: Traffic Safety - As enacted, creates the offense of an occupant of a vehicle parking, leaving standing, or stopping the vehicle on a street or highway and blocking or impeding the normal movement of traffic for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, or consummating an employment transaction with a person standing on or in proximity to the street or highway. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 55.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 302 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Traffic Safety - As enacted, creates the offense of an occupant of a vehicle parking, leaving standing, or stopping the vehicle on a street or highway and blocking or impeding the normal movement of traffic for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, or consummating an employment transaction with a person standing on or in proximity to the street or highway. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 55. Primary sponsor: Greg Martin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 158.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Greg MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse26

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 158
  2. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Objected to on Consent Calendar.
  6. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/27/2025
  7. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025
  8. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
  9. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025
  11. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
  12. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source