Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB2175: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 55; Title 56 and Title 65, relative to delivery network companies.
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary This bill provides that a delivery network company ("DNC") is governed exclusively by this bill and is not subject to the authority of the department of safety ("department") to regulate delivery operations under other law. Further, a DNC is not deemed to own, control, operate, or manage the motor vehicles used by drivers, but excludes deliveries requiring over 50 miles of travel, services by for-hire vehicles, and street hail services. DNC service begins when a driver accepts a request through the digital network, continues while the driver transports the products, and ends when the driver removes the products from the motor vehicle. This bill requires a DNC to adhere to all of the following requirements: Maintain an agent for service of process in this state. Provide customers with applicable rates and the option to receive an estimated total before purchase. Use a software application or website to display a picture of the driver and the vehicle's license plate number. Transmit an electronic receipt within a reasonable time listing the trip origin and destination, an itemization of items ordered, and an itemization of fees. Implement and provide notice of a zero-tolerance policy regarding the use of drugs or alcohol while a driver provides services or is logged into the network. DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS This bill requires a DNC to require, before permitting an individual to act as a driver, that the individual submit an application containing the individual's address, age, driver license number, driving history, and proof of registration and liability coverage, prior to becoming a driver. The DNC must also conduct local and national criminal background checks, conduct a national sex offender registry search, and obtain motor vehicle records for each pros
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Amendment No. 4 to SB2458 Bailey Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2458 House Bill No. 2175* by adding to § 55-12-143 in Section 1 the following as a new subsection: (j) The insurance requirements of this section for the delivery availability period do not apply to a person or entity whose primary business is the retail sale of goods or services directly to consumers and that owns and operates a digital network solely to dispatch delivery operators for goods or services sold by that person or entity directly to consumers. SA1081