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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 469
SENATE BILL NO. 1420
By Akbari, Campbell, Kyle, Lamar, Yarbro
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1378
By Harris, Camper, Chism, White
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to examinations for
driver licenses and intermediate driver licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-50-322(a), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(3) Written examinations administered to applicants for a driver license or
intermediate driver license must include questions concerning hand signals used by
operators of bicycles to communicate turning, slowing, and stopping. The department shall
ensure the driver manual used to prepare applicants for the license examination includes
sufficient information concerning such hand signals to enable a reasonably diligent applicant
to correctly answer the additional questions.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1420
PASSED: April 21, 2025
RANDY 1\,1:NALLY
SPEAKER OF THE 'sENA TE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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