---
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: "SB 42"
citation: "Tennessee SB 42 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special License Plates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Massey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 42
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9077052e-f78b-40fc-8f15-7d7799ed0fa4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0042&GA=111"
source_hash: "aac867da19d4c824f8b0590dc0e89f8021f48e6c14865150a0506e004722d459"
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 42 (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 HA0173** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0173.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0301** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0301.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0037** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0037.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0187** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0187.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0264** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0264.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0042.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/9/2019 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/27/2019 Passed (1) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/17/2019 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/3/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE SAFETY & FUNDING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/19/2019 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-18** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-19** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-03-12** Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-04-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0301) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0173) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0037)
- **2019-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0264)
- **2019-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0187)
- **2019-04-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 253
- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 253

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9077052e-f78b-40fc-8f15-7d7799ed0fa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).