HB 1204 - SB 1400
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 20, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 1204 - SB 1400
SUMMARY OF BILL: Authorizes a law enforcement officer to assist a qualified
practitioner in using reasonable force to obtain a sample of blood from a person suspected of
driving while under the influence of an intoxicant. Increases the amount of time a person’s driver
license must be revoked for a first offense of an implied consent violation, from one year to one
year and six months.
FISCAL IMPACT:
OTHER FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed legislation will require updates to the Department of Safety’s A-List software system.
It is assumed that these updates can be accomplished by the vendor under the current contractual
agreement without a need for additional expenditures. However, if the scope of work required by
this and other legislation subsequently enacted exhausts the relevant contract provision, the
proposed legislation could result in an increase in state expenditures of $26,000 in FY25-26.
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-406(e)(3)(A)(iv), a qualified practitioner is authorized
to use all reasonable force to obtain a sample of blood from a vehicle operator who is
suspected of driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
• The proposed legislation authorizes a law enforcement officer to assist a qualified
practitioner in doing so.
• Law enforcement officers can assist qualified practitioners for such purposes in the normal
course of the officers’ duties. Any fiscal impact to law enforcement agencies will be not
significant.
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-407(a)(1), if the court finds that a driver has violated
the offense of implied consent, the court shall revoke the license of the driver for a period
of one year if the person does not have a prior conviction.
• The proposed legislation increases the revocation period, from one year, to one year and six
months.
• Any fiscal impact related to license revocations and reinstatement fees is estimated to be not
significant.
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• Based on information provided by the Department of Safety (DOS), the proposed
legislation will require various software configurations to the Department’s A-List system to
support the extended license suspension and reinstatement for the offense type.
• It is assumed that these updates can be accomplished by the relevant vendor under the
current contractual agreement without a need for additional expenditures; therefore, any
fiscal impact to DOS is estimated to be not significant.
• However, if the scope of work required by this and other legislation subsequently enacted
exhausts the relevant contract provision, the proposed legislation could result in an increase
in state expenditures to the DOS estimated to be $26,000, as provided by the vendor, in
FY25-26.
• Any impact to state or local government is assumed to be not significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director