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Companion Bill SB1670. Municipal Government - Reinstates provisions specifying traffic offenses that municipalities may adopt by ordinance and offenses that are strictly state offenses. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 8, Part 3 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for HB1329 / *SB1670 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1329 / *SB1670 This bill restores specific statutory authority for an incorporated municipality to enact an ordinance that adopts by reference certain criminal laws. These ordinances mirror the criminal law, but are not punished criminally but rather as a violation of the municipal ordinance. The permitted offenses are: (1) Traffic violations generally referred to as "Rules of the Road"; and (2) Various portions of the motor vehicle law, which includes accidents; the possession of a valid driver license or learner [...] show full description
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- 05/23/2007 - Public Chapter 143
- 05/23/2007 - Effective date(s) 05/10/07
- 05/10/2007 - Signed by Governor.
- 05/01/2007 - Transmitted to Governor for his action.
- 05/01/2007 - Signed by Senate Speaker
show all actions- 05/23/2007 - Public Chapter 143
- 05/23/2007 - Effective date(s) 05/10/07
- 05/10/2007 - Signed by Governor.
- 05/01/2007 - Transmitted to Governor for his action.
- 05/01/2007 - Signed by Senate Speaker
- 04/30/2007 - Signed by House Speaker
- 04/26/2007 - Enrolled; ready for sig. of House Speaker.
- 04/26/2007 - Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
- 04/26/2007 - Senate Substituted House Bill for Companion Senate Bill
- 04/25/2007 - Received from House, Passed first consideration
- 04/23/2007 - Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- 04/23/2007 - Passed House, Ayes 99, Nays 0
- 04/17/2007 - H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/23/07
- 04/12/2007 - Placed on Calendar Calendar & Rules Committee for 04/17/2007
- 04/11/2007 - Recommended For Passage Referred to: Calendar & Rules Committee
- 04/04/2007 - Placed on Calendar Judiciary Committee for 04/11/2007
- 04/03/2007 - Recommended for Passage if am. by Subcommittee Referred to Judiciary Committee
- 03/28/2007 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary for 04/03/2007
- 03/27/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary to 4/3/2007
- 03/21/2007 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary for 03/27/2007
- 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD
- 02/15/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Judiciary
- 02/14/2007 - Introduced, Passed first consideration
- 02/12/2007 - Filed for Introduction
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