---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes the issuance of a license plate with the language \"In God We Trust\". - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes the issuance of a license plate with the language \"In God We Trust\". - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 26"
citation: "Tennessee HB 26 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Sanderson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5a259fb-1f4e-4dfe-aa90-b124db9a12bd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0026&GA=110"
source_hash: "f71e31418045b3f8c4e9baf97a340a891d7572059c05e98b281503123cd02952"
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 HB 26 (110) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes the issuance of a license plate with the language "In God We Trust". - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

## 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/HB0026.pdf)

## Votes

- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/26/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/29/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/18/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017 5/2/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Sanderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-11** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2017-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-21** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 4/3/2017
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-04** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-19** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-05-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2017-05-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0447)
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-04** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0504) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 429
- **2017-05-23** Pub. Ch. 429
- **2017-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/18/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5a259fb-1f4e-4dfe-aa90-b124db9a12bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).