---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special License Plates - As enacted, authorizes various new special license plates and grants additional time for certain plates to meet the minimum order requirement. - Amends TCA Title 55."
description: "Special License Plates - As enacted, authorizes various new special license plates and grants additional time for certain plates to meet the minimum order requirement. - Amends TCA Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1605"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1605 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special License Plates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Massey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f826687-7bb8-4861-8f00-2dd7521c0dcb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1605&GA=111"
source_hash: "fdec51b8573d51f698d82cee35adb58f454f84aee60596fd694b2c7b5053ee98"
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 1605 (111) — Special License Plates - As enacted, authorizes various new special license plates and grants additional time for certain plates to meet the minimum order requirement. - Amends TCA Title 55.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0669** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0669.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0691** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0691.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0561** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0561.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1605.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2020 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/18/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2020 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 3/19/2020 3/19/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE SAFETY & FUNDING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/18/2020 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/18/2020 Passed (3) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/18/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-13** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-01-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2020-02-25** Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-10** Reset on Final cal. of Safety & Funding Subcommittee
- **2020-03-10** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-03-17** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-17** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 3/18/20
- **2020-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2020-03-18** Action def. to Next Calendar in Calendar & Rules Committee
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-19** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-19** Senate concurred in House amendment #2
- **2020-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0691) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0669) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0561)
- **2020-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 660
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 660
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f826687-7bb8-4861-8f00-2dd7521c0dcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).