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Senate moves towing reform with boot ban, faster owner notices and a Dept. of Revenue portal
Summary
Lawmakers advanced a towing‑reform bill that bans wheel‑clamps (boots) statewide, requires faster notice and creates a Department of Revenue portal for towed‑vehicle data; sponsors said the portal will let owners find towed vehicles within one hour of reporting.
Senate Bill 10‑68, a sweeping reform of towing and abandoned‑vehicle procedures, was amended in committee and advanced to the calendar after the sponsor said the bill will modernize notice requirements, establish a searchable portal and prohibit booting except where local jurisdictions adopt an ordinance.
Sponsor context and aims: Leader Johnson said the bill consolidates decades of towing statute scattered through Tennessee law, speeds notice to vehicle owners and lien holders, and creates a centralized motor‑vehicle portal to help vehicle owners, lienholders and rental companies find towed vehicles quickly. Under the amendment adopted in committee, towing companies would be required to enter standardized details about each towed vehicle into a Department of Revenue portal within one hour…
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