---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, converts special purpose boat dealer plates to boat transport plates; authorizes persons or businesses that transport boats for hire to be issued special purpose boat transport plates in addition to manufacturers and dealers of boats. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 2."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, converts special purpose boat dealer plates to boat transport plates; authorizes persons or businesses that transport boats for hire to be issued special purpose boat transport plates in addition to manufacturers and dealers of boats. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 165"
citation: "Tennessee SB 165 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1c63e0a-4171-497c-a484-e902ab73f119"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0165&GA=112"
source_hash: "4a6bbdd5c37e0c6ba164a5fde766be1c1d427a8992a31e3f5d578680dd7b3b85"
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 165 (112) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, converts special purpose boat dealer plates to boat transport plates; authorizes persons or businesses that transport boats for hire to be issued special purpose boat transport plates in addition to manufacturers and dealers of boats. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 2.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0010.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0057** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0057.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0165.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/15/2021 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/10/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/3/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/23/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hulsey — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0057)
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0010) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 97
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 97

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1c63e0a-4171-497c-a484-e902ab73f119`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).