Votes at a glance: House Transportation Committee advances bills on digital IDs, fees, borrow pits and more

The Tennessee House Transportation Committee on March 18 moved a slate of bills and requests to later calendars, voting on measures that covered digital driver's licenses, registration and processing fee adjustments, temporary protections for borrow pits, traffic-solicitation penalties and other transportation-related items.

Committee action (highlights)

- House Bill 621 (motor vehicle warranty protection business): Committee report and explanation were offered by the sponsor. The committee voted 18 ayes, 0 nays; the bill was reported to Calendar and Rules.

- House Bill 1316 (digital/mobile driver's license safeguards): After extended questioning and testimony from the Department of Safety, the committee voted 16 ayes, 3 nays. The bill, as explained by the sponsor, adds statutory limits on retention and sale of personal information associated with mobile driver's licenses and clarifies the digital ID cannot be used for voting. The bill was reported to Calendar and Rules.

- House Bill (item 3 on the agenda; bill number as read aloud in committee: House Bill 1129): Sponsor amendment (drafting code 4943) rewrote the bill to provide temporary statutory authority to ensure existing borrow pits may continue supplying materials for road rebuilding after Hurricane Helene; bill contains a sunset date of June 30, 2039. Vote: 18 ayes, 0 nays. The bill was…