Committee approves Super‑Speeder bill allowing courts to require speed‑limiting devices SB 19‑27 authorizes courts to require intelligent speed assistance (ISA) devices for repeat dangerous speed offenders; victims' family groups urged passage and a vendor described installation and ongoing costs. The committee passed the bill and sent it to calendar.

Tennessee's Senate has taken a bold step to combat reckless driving by advancing a bill that could make speed-limiting devices mandatory for repeat offenders.

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Tennessee Department of Safety seeks $44.9 million increase to add troopers, raise pay and cut driver-service wait times The Department of Safety asked the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to approve roughly $44.9 million in increases to fund step raises, a salary-survey adjustment, 50 new trooper positions, 34 driver-service staff and radio maintenance; the committee voted to send the budget to Finance.

The Tennessee Department of Safety is pushing for a $44.9 million budget boost to add more troopers, improve pay, and cut down on long driver-service wait times—are you ready to see how this could transform public safety?

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Safety department highlights trooper increases, statewide radio build and school‑safety work; DDL voluntary and privacy‑protected The Department of Safety told lawmakers it has increased trooper staffing, expanded Homeland Security agents, is building the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network and supports school safety through SRO grants; the department confirmed the state’s new digital driver’s license is optional and includes statutory limits on data sharing and geofor‑

Tennessee's Department of Safety is on a mission to boost public safety with increased trooper staffing, advanced communication networks, and enhanced school safety measures!

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Tennessee Department of Safety matters: Drinker withdrawal and three-case referral to formal hearing The Department of Safety informed the Commission it would withdraw a decertification request in one matter (Darby Drinker) after an agreed settlement; separately, three related matters tied to a crash (involving Trooper Potts, Trooper Millholland and Sergeant Drinker) were sent to formal hearings for fuller fact-finding.

A tangled web of agreements and allegations unfolds in Tennessee as the Department of Safety navigates a crash incident, leading to formal hearings for serious claims of misconduct.

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Committee reviews bill to hold social media firms accountable for scams Panel discusses the need for accountability in social media to combat scams and identity theft.

Tennessee lawmakers are tackling the alarming rise of social media scams, pushing for accountability that could change the way we interact online.

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