SB3396 - Tennessee - Disabled Persons, Motor Vehicles

Companion Bill HB2626. Motor Vehicles - Adds persons using motorized or non-motorized wheelchairs to definition of "pedestrian" for purposes of the rules of the road, and permits certain motorized wheelchairs to be used on certain highways. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB3396 / *HB2626Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3396 / *HB2626 This bill broadens the definition of "pedestrian" for purposes of the "rules of the road" to include any person using a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair. Present law authorizes any local authority to enact ordinances requiring pedestrians to strictly comply with the directions of any [...]

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