Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB2574: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-407, relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026
Fiscal Summary OTHER FISCAL IMPACT The legislation will require updates to the Department of Safety’s FAST Enterprises software system. The updates are assumed to be accomplished by the relevant vendor under the current contractual agreement at no additional cost to the department. However, if the relevant contract provision is exhausted by this and other legislation subsequently enacted, the Department of Safety could incur an additional increase in expenditures estimated to be $39,000 as provided by the vendor, in FY26-27. Bill Summary Present law authorizes a law enforcement officer to request that the operator of a motor vehicle submit to a test for the purpose of determining the alcohol or drug content of that operator's blood if there is probable cause to believe the operator is (i) driving while under the influence of any intoxicant, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, or substance affecting the central nervous system; (ii) committing the offense of vehicular assault or aggravated vehicular assault; or (iii) committing the offense of vehicular homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide. Refusal to submit to testing results in the suspension of the operator's driver license. If a person does not have a prior conviction for driving under the influence, such a suspension is for one year. The operator's driver license must be suspended for one year and six months if the person does not have a previous conviction for driving under the influence, but is suspected of having committed a misdemeanor violation for driving under the influence and at the time of the stop in which they refused to submit to testing. This bill provides that a refusal to submit to testing must result in the operator's driver license being suspended for one year and six months, if the operator does not have a prior conviction for dr
What the bill says
An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-407, relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-407, relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant. SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-407, is amended by deleting subdivision (a)(1) and substituting: (1) One (1) year and six (6) months, if the person does not have a prior conviction as defined in subsection (e); SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. HB2574
Sponsors
- Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' (R, 66) · primary sponsor
- Lamberth, William (R, 44)
Latest actions
- : Effective date(s) 01/01/2027
- : Pub. Ch. 1046
- : Signed by Governor.
- : Transmitted to Governor for his action.
- : Signed by Senate Speaker
- : Signed by H. Speaker
- : Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- : Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6
- : Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0753)
- : Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (April 21, 2026): 27 yea, 6 nay, passed
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (April 21, 2026): 70 yea, 13 nay, passed
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 15, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (April 15, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (April 8, 2026): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (March 25, 2026): 16 yea, 3 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB2574?
- HB2574 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-407, relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
- What does HB2574 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-407, relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
- What is the status of HB2574?
- Chaptered as of May 27, 2026. Latest action: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 (May 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2574?
- Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' (R, 66), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2574?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2574&GA=114
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