---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, reduces the lower gross weight threshold for freight vehicles that are required to pay the registration tax of $1,019 from 56,000 pounds to 55,000 pounds; removes authority for nonresidents to apply directly to department of revenue for off-highway vehicle permits; authorizes issuance of decals instead of new plates upon expiration of special purpose plates for manufacturers, dealers, transporters, and nonprofit organizations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, reduces the lower gross weight threshold for freight vehicles that are required to pay the registration tax of $1,019 from 56,000 pounds to 55,000 pounds; removes authority for nonresidents to apply directly to department of revenue for off-highway vehicle permits; authorizes issuance of decals instead of new plates upon expiration of special purpose plates for manufacturers, dealers, transporters, and nonprofit organizations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 758"
citation: "Tennessee SB 758 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5daf2d07-49fa-4c33-89f5-3093b7d94270"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0758&GA=112"
source_hash: "bc618095214d24cb86f528510a2ff3c82a9c4a607691e494abfd734efbfaf8f0"
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 758 (112) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, reduces the lower gross weight threshold for freight vehicles that are required to pay the registration tax of $1,019 from 56,000 pounds to 55,000 pounds; removes authority for nonresidents to apply directly to department of revenue for off-highway vehicle permits; authorizes issuance of decals instead of new plates upon expiration of special purpose plates for manufacturers, dealers, transporters, and nonprofit organizations. - 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0758.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/17/2021 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/3/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/17/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/23/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** 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.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 218
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/22/2021; 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 218

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5daf2d07-49fa-4c33-89f5-3093b7d94270`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).