--- type: "Bill" title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes authority of the department of safety to deny a license to a minor for unsatisfactory academic progress; retains provisions for denial of a license, with certain exceptions, to a minor when the person is a student who is not enrolled in school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 50." description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes authority of the department of safety to deny a license to a minor for unsatisfactory academic progress; retains provisions for denial of a license, with certain exceptions, to a minor when the person is a student who is not enrolled in school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 50." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "SB 2176" citation: "Tennessee SB 2176 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Driver Licenses"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Jernigan"] version_count: 2 action_count: 46 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2022-01-26" last_action: "2022-04-26" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88f1304f-1a62-4ab0-b467-c0e03cd79350" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2176&GA=112" source_hash: "1f8655d04dbf0d14da031928dfe3c9e98d28dceb947fdb7e73efd7e2c4ddcc9e" 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 2176 (112) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes authority of the department of safety to deny a license to a minor for unsatisfactory academic progress; retains provisions for denial of a license, with certain exceptions, to a minor when the person is a student who is not enrolled in school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 50. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0723** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0723.pdf) 2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2176.pdf) ## Votes - HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/22/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/4/2022 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/1/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2022 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper - TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022 3/24/2022 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower ## Sponsors - Akbari — primary (person) - Jernigan — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-01-31** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee - **2022-02-14** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/22/2022 - **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/2/2022 - **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/1/2022 - **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-01** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - **2022-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/7/2022 - **2022-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2022-03-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage` - **2022-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022 - **2022-03-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2022-03-10** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/16/2022 - **2022-03-10** Re-ref. Education Administration - **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022 - **2022-03-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022 - **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-31** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/4/2022 - **2022-03-31** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-03-31** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0723) `amendment-passage` - **2022-03-31** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2022-03-31** Comp. SB subst. - **2022-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-31** Sponsor withdrawn. - **2022-04-04** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0723) `passage` - **2022-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2022-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2022-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 04/14/2022 - **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 878 - **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 878 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88f1304f-1a62-4ab0-b467-c0e03cd79350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).