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‘Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law’ signed by Gov. Bill Lee

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The law makes it an offense for someone to operate a vehicle on a public roadway and carry an item in an open bed or trailer without it being adequately secured. The bill was introduced in the State Senate on January 25, 2023, and it passed unanimously five days later. In February 2022, Jenkins was hit by a tractor-trailer on I-75 north as he exited his patrol vehicle.

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‘Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law’ signed by Gov. Bill Lee

Governor Bill Lee signed the "Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law," named in honor of the Loudon County Sheriff's Office Deputy who was was hit and killed in February 2022 when he was responding to a report of a ladder in the roadway.

1 year ago·Nashville, United States

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