Updated: December 27, 2017

THE TENNESSEE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED SIXTEEN NEW LAWS THAT GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY FIRST.  ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, ONE OF THE NEW LAWS THAT MAY IMPACT TENNESSEANS THE MOST IS THE BAN OF CELL PHONE USAGE IN SCHOOL ZONES WHILE THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING.  VIOLATION OF THE LAW IS PUNISHABLE BY A FINE UP TO FIFTY DOLLARS.  THE USE OF A HANDS FREE DEVICE WILL STILL BE ALLOWED AS WELL AS USING A PHONE TO REPORT AN EMERGENCY TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES.  ANOTHER NEW LAW GOING INTO EFFECT WILL IMPACT THE COLOR OF HEADLIGHTS ON VEHICLES IN THAT IT WILL BE ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE TO HAVE LIGHTS ON THE FRONT OF THEIR CAR THAT ARE ANY COLOR OTHER THAN WHITE OR AMBER.  FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF NEW LAWS GO TO CAPITOL.TN.GOV.