---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special License Plates - As enacted, authorizes issuance of government service license plates for vehicles leased by governmental entities. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-223."
description: "Special License Plates - As enacted, authorizes issuance of government service license plates for vehicles leased by governmental entities. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-223."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1476"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1476 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special License Plates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Whitson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-04"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0df42765-ed84-4dae-9595-4afe1c9fdd31"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1476&GA=110"
source_hash: "409389fc250e8bf4a85130b63ef10d63c91a55864ed9a80d9ed65b5f740e01ed"
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 HB 1476 (110) — Special License Plates - As enacted, authorizes issuance of government service license plates for vehicles leased by governmental entities. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-223.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1476.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/6/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018 4/18/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/18/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 1/31/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Whitson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-04** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-10** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2018-01-24** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-25** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-31** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/6/2018
- **2018-01-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/5/2018
- **2018-02-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2018
- **2018-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 985
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 985
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0df42765-ed84-4dae-9595-4afe1c9fdd31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).