BSB/1/16
Sponsored by Gideon Shin, Johnny Jiang, Jeremy Angelis of Brentwood High School
This legislation was filed in the Transportation category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT: |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
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| 5 | Section 2: This bill is necessary to improve the well-being and safety of the citizens of Tennessee. |
| 6 | Car accidents have steadily risen for the past 5 years, and this bill intends to fix this increasing |
| 7 | issue. The bill plans to make sure that Tennesseans are still capable of driving correctly and |
| 8 | responsibly. |
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| 10 | Section 3: This bill will require drivers to take the driver’s license test every time they renew their |
| 11 | license or every 8 years. When renewing the license, they will be required to retake the Tennessee |
| 12 | DMV written knowledge test and the practical driving test. |
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| 14 | Section 4: If drivers fail, or do not take the driver’s license test, they be unable to renew their |
| 15 | license until they pass. If drivers continue to drive without the license required, violating the bill, |
| 16 | they will be punished with a $500 fine and a 2-month suspension from driving privileges. |
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| 18 | Section 5: The driver’s license application fee of $28 will pay for this. |
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| 20 | Section 6: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 22 | Section 7: The law will be put into effect on January 1, 2025. |
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