--- type: "Bill" title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, allows a victim of identity theft to apply for and receive a new driver license with a new distinguishing number upon presenting proof of the crime, including a law enforcement report that lists the applicant as a victim of identity theft; allows the department of safety to charge a reasonable fee for reissuance of a driver license due to identity theft. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-150 and Title 55, Chapter 50." description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, allows a victim of identity theft to apply for and receive a new driver license with a new distinguishing number upon presenting proof of the crime, including a law enforcement report that lists the applicant as a victim of identity theft; allows the department of safety to charge a reasonable fee for reissuance of a driver license due to identity theft. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-150 and Title 55, Chapter 50." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "HB 836" citation: "Tennessee HB 836 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Driver Licenses"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "DeBerry"] version_count: 1 action_count: 40 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2017-02-08" last_action: "2018-05-04" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11b0b133-bb29-4f91-a141-cde4928206f9" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0836&GA=110" source_hash: "c6b4c3256dc0c2d998f0ca9894dd44ac9161d80ad403f6c2faa4d7a31356b1d6" 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 836 (110) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, allows a victim of identity theft to apply for and receive a new driver license with a new distinguishing number upon presenting proof of the crime, including a law enforcement report that lists the applicant as a victim of identity theft; allows the department of safety to charge a reasonable fee for reissuance of a driver license due to identity theft. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-150 and Title 55, Chapter 50. ## 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/HB0836.pdf) ## Votes - TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 1/23/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower - TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 1/17/2018 — **0–0** (fail) · lower - CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2018 3/29/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower ## Sponsors - Bell — primary (person) - DeBerry — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee - **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-21** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/27/2017 - **2017-02-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - **2017-02-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/2/2017 - **2017-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2017-03-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage` - **2017-03-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 4/5/2017 - **2017-04-05** Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 1/1/2018 - **2018-01-03** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/10/2018 - **2018-01-10** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/17/2018 - **2018-01-10** Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 1/17/2018 - **2018-01-17** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 1/23/2018 - **2018-01-17** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-01-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018 - **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2018 - **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-02** Comp. SB subst. - **2018-04-02** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage` - **2018-04-02** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0662) `amendment-passage` - **2018-04-02** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2018-04-06** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/11/2018 - **2018-04-11** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/12/2018 - **2018-04-11** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/12/2018 - **2018-04-12** Senate concurred in House amendment #1 - **2018-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2018-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2018-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker - **2018-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2018-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 800 - **2018-05-04** Pub. Ch. 800 - **2018-05-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11b0b133-bb29-4f91-a141-cde4928206f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).