HB2529 - Tennessee - Motor Vehicles, Safety, Tort Liability And Reform

Companion Bill SB3143. Safety - Provides that a motor vehicle operator who knowingly ignores a flood warning sign or barricade placed at a flooded road area commits reckless driving; provides governmental immunity for the governmental entity that posted the sign or barricade. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 8. Fiscal Summary for *HB2529 / SB3143 Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2529 / SB3143 ON MARCH 31, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND RESET HOUSE BILL 2529, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 exempts emergency vehicles from this bill's provision that would classify ignoring a flood warning sign as reckless [...]

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