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Sponsor Chairman Clemens told the committee the fund is intended to supplement local efforts to build sidewalks where schools are located off state highways. The bill designates the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to administer the program and to select projects — including design and construction phases — through TDOT’s application process. Clemens said the amendment was drafted to avoid a fiscal note by creating the account first and requiring a separate joint resolution to appropriate funds into it.

Representative Renault asked whether TDOT would set any radius or distance limits for sidewalk projects around schools; Clemens responded that TDOT would have discretion to evaluate project applications and set scope based on a competitive process. Members referenced a prior fiscal note and the federal Safe Routes to School initiative during discussion; the sponsor noted earlier versions of the bill had a fiscal note but the current amendment was drafted to eliminate a fiscal note by deferring appropriation.

The subcommittee adopted Amendment Draft Code 3653 before voting. The clerk recorded 8 ayes and the bill will move to the full Transportation Committee for additional consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Transportation Subcommittee\tFeb 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The subcommittee adopted an amendment and voted to send House Bill 16 to the full Transportation Committee. The bill creates a Student Pedestrian Protection Grant Fund overseen by the Tennessee Department of Transportation; any appropriation into the fund would require a separate joint resolution by a future General Assembly.","taxTitle","Transportation, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Tennessee","taxId",35450,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325412,"Panel advances bill to direct motor vehicle and tire sales taxes to state transportation fund",171,1423195,1594425,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2333464-4d05c06aa5a579023477f122045b3aff&start=1423&end=1594","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2333464-4d05c06aa5a579023477f122045b3aff/thumbnail_1423195.jpg","/articles/6325412/Tennessee/Panel-advances-bill-to-direct-motor-vehicle-and-tire-sales-taxes-to-state-transportation-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325412-1353ee944d4f8797d1d5c269ac589e23/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139162&Signature=oK3UgYj0bcB5hf8k11qeR7aXSwOkNieM~NxxxpCvTbLWAbVT0GaYseB0BBBw7XnCdZpSkisUVmaIrYju6SaoMlRIyWnlpszO0sN0qg9vdqUSDzHY0UrdKY6fZmErmG96kLw5RK7uy7V5VFTBBXZSrj5KuXUY2iRm7UV8zuev9d-ZFBmimc5Iw1n7cLxiXoHNijERLl1onMfTIkPiInG-Q14PNFUSgyPvst9PInDz1fQUDHEBMb4A~0cVxkk62ugxgJy9K69wWA~FFrCI5ZZqL9QAzFJyHFkpKwRjSwgy3P27-fEU-DRm33gOaHIJeAmHSXKI3RksLSdsL-LjUDowCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 969 was debated and advanced by the Tennessee House Transportation Subcommittee on Feb. 18, 2025. The bill would dedicate sales tax revenue from tire sales — and from sales of new and used motor vehicles — to the state transportation fund, producing a recurring revenue stream that the sponsor said would mirror a one‑time $1 billion allocation the governor placed in the transportation budget.

The presenter said the bill mirrors language proposed in the governor’s State of the State address and would shift sales tax on tires and vehicle sales to the transportation fund. The sponsor told members the subcommittee and the Department of Transportation will need to resolve timing and technical issues as the measure moves to the full Transportation Committee and later to the Finance Committee; amendatory language is expected.

Committee members called the previous question and the clerk reported 8 ayes; the measure now moves to the full Transportation Committee for further consideration.

No formal amendments or vote breakdown by member name were recorded in the subcommittee minutes; the clerk reported an 8–0 tally.","House Bill 969, debated in the subcommittee, would redirect sales tax on new and used vehicle sales and tire sales into the state transportation fund to create recurring revenue previously provided as a one-time allocation by the governor; the subcommittee voted unanimously to send the bill to the full Transportation Committee.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325417,"Subcommittee advances bill to increase penalty for driving without a license",96,1244060,1340925,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2333464-4d05c06aa5a579023477f122045b3aff&start=1244&end=1340","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2333464-4d05c06aa5a579023477f122045b3aff/thumbnail_1244060.jpg","/articles/6325417/Tennessee/Subcommittee-advances-bill-to-increase-penalty-for-driving-without-a-license","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325417-54f5823b9458406bc9799b7d825ebe2d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139162&Signature=jwu6bjMEQF1ifYwZ8ccAxjxHIlymR1qPyqUyWQelS08nnknpprYuRxIQUVFhyXuvVNo6cjVOtb-wQP3B2EQ~IQL82D3LsD3DTtQ2DfFRygcqN37u5v9axo7FLaEJ6cmHHO4y76Qqvx0kIxd9evdVhGX~pe7MHFSkvJyJv5Od0nVu~OfS65oFTgYLLdyTGHY1aZ6xD7zgokYxcsLPQMD~SknvrrXuu76R8xR0WPtn7JUp3P9keAgUQ-h2HWzbHm9zY2YmKUtgNuq18qP7x9mcYRz4uHXquDoiWcclaNq6yzz4kSZE9rbxSc4v0MPYPFwcbPmIvLThFQeimHN35~5zbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tennessee House Transportation Subcommittee on Feb. 18, 2025 voted to advance House Bill 359 to the full Transportation Committee, moving to increase most penalties for driving without a license from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor.

Sponsor Leader Lambert explained the bill would align penalties for driving while suspended or revoked with existing penalties for the underlying driving offense. Under the bill, failing to produce a physical driver’s license when one holds a valid license would remain a Class C misdemeanor; other unlicensed driving offenses would be upgraded to a Class B misdemeanor, the sponsor said.

Committee members called the previous question and the clerk reported the vote tally at 6 ayes and 2 noes. The bill passed and will proceed to the full Transportation Committee.

The motion to advance the bill carried without further recorded amendments or conditions, and the clerk officially recorded the committee’s tally.","The Tennessee House Transportation Subcommittee voted to send House Bill 359 to the full Transportation Committee after approving an amendment that raises the offense of driving without a license from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor in most cases.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves creation of TDOT‑administered student pedestrian protection grant fund

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