NMA Tennessee Alert: Motorist Bills Need Your Input
Numerous bills pertaining to motorists’ rights are working their way through the Tennessee General Assembly.
SB 3750 & HB 3768—Prohibit a state or local governing body from installing or maintaining speed cameras after July 1, 2012. The Senate version is in the Transportation and Safety Committee, and the House version is in the State and Local Government Committee. The NMA opposes speed cameras and supports these bills. SB 2872 & HB 3031—Prohibit the disclosure of red-light camera citations to consumer reporting agencies and prohibit such information from being identified in credit reports. The Senate bill has moved out of committee while the House bill is in the Commerce Committee. The NMA opposes red-light cameras but supports this legislation as a way to lessen their negative impact on drivers. SB 2392 & HB 2417—Require police to obtain a subpoena before placing an electronic tracking device on a vehicle for criminal investigation purposes. Both bills are under consideration in their respective Judiciary Committees. While the NMA opposes electronic tracking of vehicles it supports these bills because they at least provide judicial oversight that may lessen privacy abuses resulting from the use of GPS or other vehicle tracking technology. We encourage you to contact committee members along with your local Senate and House members to let them know your thoughts on these proposals.
