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Committee approves online traffic‑school registration to reduce court trips
Summary
Senate Bill 2114 allows drivers charged with eligible speeding offenses to register for Department of Safety‑approved online driver education directly with the court clerk and remove up to five points upon successful completion. The committee passed the bill and sent it to the calendar.
Senator Campbell told the committee that Senate Bill 2114 modernizes the driver‑education option for minor traffic offenses by allowing eligible individuals to register online with the court clerk when paying a fine and to take an approved online course within 90 days to remove up to five points. She described a constituent example in which a person had to drive hours to appear before a judge only to be directed to a website; the bill would remove that procedural burden.
Sponsor Campbell said the House sponsor and she had worked with the Department of Safety, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, and all three reviewed the bill without concerns. After questions and a short discussion, the committee adopted the amendment (013619) and voted; the clerk recorded nine ayes and the bill was sent to the calendar.
