---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes licensed chiropractic physicians to issue certified statements of disability in the same manner as physicians for a person's application for a disabled registration plate, decal, or placard. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes licensed chiropractic physicians to issue certified statements of disability in the same manner as physicians for a person's application for a disabled registration plate, decal, or placard. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1796"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1796 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin B"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81570fda-a3c6-47f9-af7b-0160de238f76"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1796&GA=113"
source_hash: "5b425a36fadb5da7ab80fbe0dc6060830f6f6ec5e9c46da4a3c8e14f5ac8d210"
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 1796 (113) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes licensed chiropractic physicians to issue certified statements of disability in the same manner as physicians for a person's application for a disabled registration plate, decal, or placard. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21.

## 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/113/Bill/HB1796.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/6/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 1/31/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/12/2024 2/8/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin B — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-22** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-31** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-01-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/8/2024
- **2024-02-08** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-12** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-02-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 03/01/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 519

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81570fda-a3c6-47f9-af7b-0160de238f76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).