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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, subject to certain federal approval, abolishes certain vehicle inspection and maintenance programs to maintain compliance with national ambient air quality standards and enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 68."
+description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, subject to certain federal approval, abolishes certain vehicle inspection and maintenance programs to maintain compliance with national ambient air quality standards and enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 68."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "110"
+identifier: "SB 2656"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 2656 (110)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Watson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 60
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-01-23"
+last_action: "2018-05-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd3826a1-1087-4b0b-8b3a-13f82e3f6743"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2656&GA=110"
+source_hash: "b6a25dd228258daea0ff30479b163823d0ad706a2924af9f6966f1179ce8817a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 2656 (110) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, subject to certain federal approval, abolishes certain vehicle inspection and maintenance programs to maintain compliance with national ambient air quality standards and enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 68.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2656.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee 2/28/2018 Passed — **6–1** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/18/2018 Passed (1) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Carter — primary (person)
+- Watson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
+- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
+- **2018-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
+- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
+- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/20/2018
+- **2018-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/28/2018
+- **2018-03-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
+- **2018-03-28** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
+- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
+- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
+- **2018-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/17/2018
+- **2018-04-11** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2018
+- **2018-04-11** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/11/18
+- **2018-04-12** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/17/2018
+- **2018-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1158) `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0911) `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-04-17** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/18/2018
+- **2018-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2018-04-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/18/2018
+- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/23/2018
+- **2018-04-23** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2018-04-23** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/24/2018
+- **2018-04-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1, PNV 2 `passage`
+- **2018-04-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA1141)
+- **2018-04-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1140)
+- **2018-04-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1139)
+- **2018-04-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-04-24** H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 92, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1782
+- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2018-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2018-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 953
+- **2018-05-18** Pub. Ch. 953
+- **2018-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/15/2018
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd3826a1-1087-4b0b-8b3a-13f82e3f6743`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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