---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, permits a stay of driver license revocation for nonpayment of fines and costs for more than the current 180 days if the applicant for the stay is a participant in a recovery court. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-105."
description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, permits a stay of driver license revocation for nonpayment of fines and costs for more than the current 180 days if the applicant for the stay is a participant in a recovery court. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-105."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1721"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1721 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Rogers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8775397-9b9b-4db4-be39-3117d98c12da"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1721&GA=110"
source_hash: "ed2a1d0a23267f2b72c2b7b9b02c6685be5617e0f4975a473318f4d8b756493d"
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 1721 (110) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, permits a stay of driver license revocation for nonpayment of fines and costs for more than the current 180 days if the applicant for the stay is a participant in a recovery court. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-105.

## 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/SB1721.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2018 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **92–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)
- Rogers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/6/2018
- **2018-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-07** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-02-26** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-02-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-13** Pub. Ch. 538
- **2018-03-13** Effective date(s) 03/07/2018
- **2018-03-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 538

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8775397-9b9b-4db4-be39-3117d98c12da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).