· TN legislature · 114

Motor Vehicles - As introduced, increases from $25 to $500 the coverage failure fee imposed by the department of revenue for the first failure to comply with the James Lee Atwood Jr. Law; increases that fee to $1,500 and requires registration be suspended or revoked for a second or subsequent failure to comply; bars a plaintiff from recovering noneconomic damages from a defendant arising out of the use of a vehicle if the plaintiff was not in compliance with the financial responsibility law; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56.

Sponsor

Tim Hicks (R-TN)

Introduced

2026-01-15

Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Latest action

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026