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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 327
SENATE BILL NO. 1166
By Akbari, Bailey, Bowling
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1274
By Shaw, Russell, Dixie, Hakeem
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 38, relative to arrests
made for operating vehicles under the influence.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNE$SEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
(a) The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall provide a report to the speakers of the
senate and the house of representatives on or before January 1, 2026, and each January 1
thereafter, detailing the instances in the most recent year for which complete data is available
in which a person who was arrested for driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 but
where no alcohol or other intoxicants are detected in the person's blood or breath.
(b) The report required under subsection (a) must include the law enforcement agency
that made the arrest.
(c) This section is repealed on July 1, 2029.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1166
PASSED: April 15, 2025
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