---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special License Plates - As enacted, removes the prohibition on the re-issuance of a plate that has been deemed obsolete, or the issuance of a plate substantially similar in appearance or content, for a period of three years beginning on the date the plate was deemed obsolete and invalid. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67."
description: "Special License Plates - As enacted, removes the prohibition on the re-issuance of a plate that has been deemed obsolete, or the issuance of a plate substantially similar in appearance or content, for a period of three years beginning on the date the plate was deemed obsolete and invalid. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1345"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1345 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special License Plates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Doss"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9211c3e-7044-4480-bb7c-5ea25126e834"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1345&GA=110"
source_hash: "117c4428d0f542c86f7c1aaa9cdcfcc6580321e0de027ab694223679f2f9237e"
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 1345 (110) — Special License Plates - As enacted, removes the prohibition on the re-issuance of a plate that has been deemed obsolete, or the issuance of a plate substantially similar in appearance or content, for a period of three years beginning on the date the plate was deemed obsolete and invalid. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.

## 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/SB1345.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/17/2017 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Doss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `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
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
- **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
- **2017-03-27** 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** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 4/3/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0359) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0448)
- **2017-05-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 359
- **2017-05-22** Pub. Ch. 359
- **2017-05-22** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9211c3e-7044-4480-bb7c-5ea25126e834`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).