---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes, upon request, the department of revenue to issue lien-free salvage certificates of title to a salvage pool operator under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 3, Part 2."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes, upon request, the department of revenue to issue lien-free salvage certificates of title to a salvage pool operator under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 3, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1648"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1648 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCalmon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/107fd872-ba9f-4da2-88c4-c981d6385624"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1648&GA=113"
source_hash: "e33f88b6a561758eaf934e7cb7d184aa99d0246f4d0647ad59bf4891002803d2"
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 HB 1648 (113) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes, upon request, the department of revenue to issue lien-free salvage certificates of title to a salvage pool operator under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 3, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0517** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0517.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1648.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/8/2024 Passed (1) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 2/26/2024 Passed — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/1/2024 2/1/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 1/24/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 1/30/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McCalmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/24/2024
- **2024-01-24** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 1/30/2024
- **2024-01-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/1/2024
- **2024-02-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/5/2024
- **2024-02-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/8/2024
- **2024-02-05** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2024-02-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-08** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Senate adopted Amendment 1 (SA0517)
- **2024-02-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-02-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/26/24
- **2024-02-26** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA 1 Ayes 91, Nays 1 PNV 0 HB1648
- **2024-02-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-03-15** Pub. Ch. 528

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/107fd872-ba9f-4da2-88c4-c981d6385624`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).