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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 875
HOUSE BILL NO. 359
By Representatives Lamberth, Sherrell, McCalmon, Atchley, Gillespie, Crawford, Doggett
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 375
By Senators Rose, Bowling, Seal
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 55, relative to criminal
offenses involving driving.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-106, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(d) Notwithstanding § 39-11-106 as used in this section, "serious bodily injury"
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means bodily injury that involves:
(1) A substantial risk of death;
(2) Protracted unconsciousness;
(3) Extreme physical pain;
(4) Protracted or obvious disfigurement;
(5) Protracted loss or substantial impairment of a function of a bodily
member! organ, or mental faculty; or
(6) A broken bone.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 359
PASSED: April 9, 2026
SEXTON,SPEAKER
F REPRESENTATIVES
RANDY MCN~LLY
SPEAKER OF THE SE~ATE
Apr;\ ::J7""- APPROVED this
day of 2026
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