---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, creates an offense for possessing or distributing a license plate flipper. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, creates an offense for possessing or distributing a license plate flipper. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2585"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2585 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79536ae0-46c1-4c2a-8e69-230e933e6f43"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2585&GA=113"
source_hash: "becb0fcf513610d67d87d83456434b39203d4e94ba5c2d12fb0208b4d9a7ffda"
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 2585 (113) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, creates an offense for possessing or distributing a license plate flipper. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

## 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/SB2585.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **29–2** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/6/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** 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** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-18** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 870

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79536ae0-46c1-4c2a-8e69-230e933e6f43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).