Tennessee HB 559: Traffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway other than in a marked school zone or work zone; retains restrictions on activities such as texting on, reaching for, or watching or recording a video on such device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199.

Status: Def. to Summer Study in Transportation Subcommittee (as of 2025-03-18)

State: Tennessee · Session: 114 · Bill: HB 559

Subjects: Traffic Safety

Sponsors: Capley

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