The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a bill that will require drunken drivers to pay child support if they cause an accident killing someone who is a parent or legal guardian.
Tennessee state Rep. Mark Hall introduced House Bill 1834 requiring convicted DUI drivers to pay child support until the child reaches 18 years of age and has graduated from high school.
The legislation unanimously passed the Tennessee Senate on Wednesday after an amendment was made to include the children’s names of police officer Nicholas Salinger, who was killed in 2019 by a woman driving while intoxicated.
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The amount of support will be determined by the child’s financial situation. If the driver is incarcerated, child support will be required to begin within a year of the person’s release.
The bill comes after Safer America published a report showing that 26% of Tennessee’s fatal crashes involved alcohol.
Similar legislation was also introduced earlier this year in Alabama.
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The bill now heads to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.
