---
type: "Bill"
title: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, replaces references in the Disabled Drivers Law of 1975 to persons \"who are permanently and totally confined to a wheelchair\" with references to persons \"who use a wheelchair because of a permanent incapacity for ambulation\". - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 1."
description: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, replaces references in the Disabled Drivers Law of 1975 to persons \"who are permanently and totally confined to a wheelchair\" with references to persons \"who use a wheelchair because of a permanent incapacity for ambulation\". - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1976"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1976 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disabled Persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60ade4ce-f03e-4a32-b0d2-960e262c3da6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1976&GA=113"
source_hash: "c3b6c095418107325b60dd89216954de1d3089c5b4cd93dd138b570bcafce5a0"
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 1976 (113) — Disabled Persons - As enacted, replaces references in the Disabled Drivers Law of 1975 to persons "who are permanently and totally confined to a wheelchair" with references to persons "who use a wheelchair because of a permanent incapacity for ambulation". - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 1.

## 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/SB1976.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/15/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2024 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/15/2024
- **2024-02-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-02-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 03/11/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 555

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60ade4ce-f03e-4a32-b0d2-960e262c3da6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).