HB 1118 - SB 1374
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
February 27, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 1118 - SB 1374
SUMMARY OF BILL: Authorizes a motor vehicle operated by an Emergency
Communications District (ECD) that is marked as a mobile command or mobile communications
vehicle to display flashing red or white lights or a combination of flashing red and white lights.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. 55-9-402, only certain authorized motor vehicles may be
equipped with flashing lights in any color or combination of colors other than factory
installed emergency flashers. It is a Class C misdemeanor offense to violate this provision.
• The proposed legislation authorizes mobile command or mobile communications vehicles
that are operated by an ECD to display flashing red lights, white lights, or a combination of
both.
• It is assumed that ECDs that choose to install any such lights can do so within existing local
resources, without a significant increase in local expenditures.
• Additionally, it is reasonably assumed the proposed legislation will not result in a significant
decrease in Class C misdemeanor convictions.
• Any fiscal impact to local revenue or expenditures is therefore estimated to be not
significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director