---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special License Plates - As enacted, adds new specialty earmarked license plates; revises existing specialty earmarked license plates; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
description: "Special License Plates - As enacted, adds new specialty earmarked license plates; revises existing specialty earmarked license plates; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1593"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1593 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special License Plates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a7deeb4-23c7-4d8b-8e74-c007d07da06e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1593&GA=113"
source_hash: "f43fa7dc7f7c1a7581acec90987c0b285831b5850c7ccf7e6df0506e5618b50b"
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 1593 (113) — Special License Plates - As enacted, adds new specialty earmarked license plates; revises existing specialty earmarked license plates; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0737** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0737.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0685** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0685.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1593.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/13/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/2/2024 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-06** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0685)
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0737) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 804

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a7deeb4-23c7-4d8b-8e74-c007d07da06e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).