---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises law relative to garagekeeper's or towing firm's liens, unclaimed or abandoned vehicles and notification of owners and lienholders, and motor vehicle storage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 66."
description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises law relative to garagekeeper's or towing firm's liens, unclaimed or abandoned vehicles and notification of owners and lienholders, and motor vehicle storage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 87"
citation: "Tennessee HB 87 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03a8651e-81e5-4c77-9c1a-4b083accc895"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0087&GA=113"
source_hash: "43ba31d46d0bad7db018deefe74ef3e00cda368281172400d309a3be29941e3b"
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 87 (113) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises law relative to garagekeeper's or towing firm's liens, unclaimed or abandoned vehicles and notification of owners and lienholders, and motor vehicle storage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0084** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0084.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0125** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0125.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0087.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023 3/9/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023 3/9/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/1/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marsh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2023-01-12** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/1/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0084) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0125)
- **2023-03-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-31** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/25/2023, 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-02** Pub. Ch. 229

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03a8651e-81e5-4c77-9c1a-4b083accc895`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).