---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, enacts the \"Automated Vehicles Act\" and other requirements related to the operation of autonomous vehicles on the public roads of this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 40; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 67."
description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, enacts the \"Automated Vehicles Act\" and other requirements related to the operation of autonomous vehicles on the public roads of this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 40; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 151"
citation: "Tennessee SB 151 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 68
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/884181a3-c72a-4191-afa9-e687d9bc44d4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0151&GA=110"
source_hash: "da8cbaf30859a28ee9f8fff62886f85052e3306dac7f05e385de61749d554399"
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 151 (110) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, enacts the "Automated Vehicles Act" and other requirements related to the operation of autonomous vehicles on the public roads of this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 40; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 67.

## 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/SB0151.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2017 Passed — **85–1** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 5/2/2017 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 5/4/2017 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 4 5/9/2017 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/17/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY Lamberth PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2017 Passed — **82–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2017-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-21** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-21** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-28** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 4/3/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-19** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 3 calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-04** Recalled
- **2017-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-05-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0506)
- **2017-05-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0443)
- **2017-05-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0442)
- **2017-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-05** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-05** H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0620) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-05** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0548) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-05** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0509) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-05** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0508) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 4 - HA0620) `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-06-01** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-06-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-14** Pub. Ch. 474
- **2017-06-14** Effective date(s) 06/06/2017
- **2017-06-14** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 474

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/884181a3-c72a-4191-afa9-e687d9bc44d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).