Legislative
Legislative Update – 5-01-25
The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned the 2025 legislative session on Tuesday, April 22. The legislature completed its business in a fashion that could perhaps be best described as workmanlike, managing to avoid inter-chamber tensions and last-minute drama that have occasionally marked closing days or previous adjournments. Some of this can be attributed to the fact…
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Bills Targeting English Proficiency Fail in House and Senate Committees On Tuesday March 18, the House Transportation Subcommittee voted down a measure that would require driver’s license exams to be taken only in English. HB556/SB1373, sponsored by Rep. Kip Capley (R-Summertown) and Sen. Bo Watson (R-Hixson), would require driver’s license written exams be taken in…
Read MoreLegislative Update 3-01-25
Legislative Update 3-01-25 March 3, 2025 There is a lot of activity with the Legislature aiming to adjourn by April 17th. As a result, the calendars are loaded with bills and everything is moving at fast-pace. Also, note that the TTA’s Day on the Hill and Legislative Breakfast Reception had to be cancelled due to…
Read MoreLegislative Update 9-3-2024
Legislative Update 9-3-2024 Legislative Corner – Primary Election Recap Tennessee voters went to the polls August 1st, 2024, for the state’s August primary elections, which included races for all state and federal House seats, half of state Senate seats, and one U.S. Senate seat. With so many districts now being either solidly Republican or…
Read MoreLegislative Update 7-1-2024
Legislative Update 7-1-2024 Back to Blog Towing/Booting Overhaul Takes Effect July 1, 2024 Beginning July 1, a new slate of laws will go into effect in Tennessee. Below is legislation that holds significant importance within the industry, Public Chapter 1017 (SB1692/HB1731). The Modernization of Towing, Immobilization, and Oversight Normalization (MOTION) Act, sponsored by…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Update – 5-1-2024
The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned the 2024 legislative session sine die on April 25, 2024. Highlights of the session include: Passage of a $52.8 billion dollar budget that adds to public school funding, rainy-day savings fund, and rural health initiatives. Revision of Tennessee’s 90-year-old franchise tax laws and enacting a refund for taxes paid by…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Update – 4-1-2024
SB1692/HB1731 the “MOTION” Act is the TTA 2024 legislative package that continues to move through the legislature. The legislation sponsored by Senator Jack Johnson and Representative Jake McCalmon modernizes the current towing laws and addresses storage fees, notices, creates a state portal, etc. It also addresses the predatory booting practices in Tennessee. The booting of…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Update – 3-1-2024
State of the State Recap: Governor Lee Emphasizes Education Freedom, Maintaining Foundation of Past Accomplishments Governor Bill Lee delivered his sixth State of the State address to a packed House Chamber on February 5th. As is customary, the Governor used the speech as a vehicle to set out his legislative priorities and spending proposals for…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Update – 2-1-2024
Tennessee General Assembly Kicks off 2024 Session The 113th Tennessee General Assembly kicked off the 2024 legislative session earlier this month in Nashville, beginning the final year of a two-year legislative session. With the drama of the final weeks of the 2023 session and the 2023 Special Session on the minds of many, the House’s…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Update – 1-2-2024
As 2023 came to a close, we are looking forward to a very active 2024 legislative session. We had an unusual 2023 legislative session with much attention at times dealing with the fallout from protests at the Capitol, battles between the legislature and the City of Nashville on oversight of the airport and Sports Authority,…
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