---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes persons to display evidence of vehicle registration in electronic formats through the use of cell phones and other electronic devices. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12; Title 55, Chapter 3 and Title 55, Chapter 4."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes persons to display evidence of vehicle registration in electronic formats through the use of cell phones and other electronic devices. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12; Title 55, Chapter 3 and Title 55, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 727"
citation: "Tennessee SB 727 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelsey", "Towns"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2788eb2-c6c7-4605-b0de-379851078d2a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0727&GA=110"
source_hash: "b7154d4cbd19bd614662bed28a590584c649bb985918cf78f3f454d5f318515c"
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 727 (110) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes persons to display evidence of vehicle registration in electronic formats through the use of cell phones and other electronic devices. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12; Title 55, Chapter 3 and 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/SB0727.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–0** (fail) · upper
- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/7/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED — **96–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelsey — primary (person)
- Towns — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-01** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-01** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Transportation & Safety Comm. 3/7/18
- **2018-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0747)
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0860) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-04** Pub. Ch. 606
- **2018-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 606

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2788eb2-c6c7-4605-b0de-379851078d2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).