---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes the sale or purchase of previously titled antique or unique motor vehicles without a motor vehicle dealer license through auction formats that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19."
description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes the sale or purchase of previously titled antique or unique motor vehicles without a motor vehicle dealer license through auction formats that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 746"
citation: "Tennessee SB 746 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e7e6846-e6cb-473a-ac35-be06c0678983"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0746&GA=113"
source_hash: "fbd56afff7313575079b0f65545307467e5eb5d0df0672fc1ebc171c15c64061"
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 746 (113) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes the sale or purchase of previously titled antique or unique motor vehicles without a motor vehicle dealer license through auction formats that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19.

## 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/SB0746.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/8/2023 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 10/06/2023
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 172

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e7e6846-e6cb-473a-ac35-be06c0678983`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).