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Committee OKs bill to allow utility-terrain vehicles on roads with speed and safety conditions
Summary
After extended questioning and testimony from the Department of Safety, the Senate Finance committee recommended a bill that permits ATVs/UTVs on state and local roads with posted speed limits at or below 45 mph, subject to licensing, insurance and local opt-outs.
The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 8 recommended for passage a transportation-sponsored bill to allow utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) and similar off‑highway vehicles to operate on roads across Tennessee with specified limits.
Sponsor Sen. Mark Lowe and the Department of Safety said the measure aims to create statewide consistency. Elizabeth Stroker, legislative director and assistant general counsel at the Department of Safety, told the committee the change…
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