---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires proof of financial responsibility be maintained for the period of a driver license's suspension or revocation rather than for a period of three years in order for a person's registration to not be suspended or revoked when the commissioner of safety suspends or revokes the person's license by reason of a conviction; makes other revisions related to compliance with proof of financial responsibility requirements. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12, Part 1 and Section 55-50-303."
description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires proof of financial responsibility be maintained for the period of a driver license's suspension or revocation rather than for a period of three years in order for a person's registration to not be suspended or revoked when the commissioner of safety suspends or revokes the person's license by reason of a conviction; makes other revisions related to compliance with proof of financial responsibility requirements. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12, Part 1 and Section 55-50-303."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 259"
citation: "Tennessee SB 259 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/152cc9ad-fda8-47d0-ad5a-4f17465a3772"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0259&GA=113"
source_hash: "22f3835c9160bd83c89eaca8eeed01fb343404cc94175aab9d5e8beaf658b81c"
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 259 (113) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires proof of financial responsibility be maintained for the period of a driver license's suspension or revocation rather than for a period of three years in order for a person's registration to not be suspended or revoked when the commissioner of safety suspends or revokes the person's license by reason of a conviction; makes other revisions related to compliance with proof of financial responsibility requirements. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12, Part 1 and Section 55-50-303.

## 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/SB0259.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/16/2023 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/8/2023
- **2023-02-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/16/2023
- **2023-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17** Effective date(s) 05/05/2023, 01/01/2024
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 336

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/152cc9ad-fda8-47d0-ad5a-4f17465a3772`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).