---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, gives a person 65 years of age or older who applies for a photo identification license the option to receive a photo identification license that does not expire, instead of automatically receiving a photo identification license that does not expire. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67."
description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, gives a person 65 years of age or older who applies for a photo identification license the option to receive a photo identification license that does not expire, instead of automatically receiving a photo identification license that does not expire. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 44"
citation: "Tennessee SB 44 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc29c774-dd72-4f8e-9674-02c7fd734cb5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0044&GA=111"
source_hash: "865e0637d8c1d9b92c93f882b082d3feac43bab79cbd139747124bcd60643903"
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 44 (111) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, gives a person 65 years of age or older who applies for a photo identification license the option to receive a photo identification license that does not expire, instead of automatically receiving a photo identification license that does not expire. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0169** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0169.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0186** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0186.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0044.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE SAFETY & FUNDING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/12/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/27/2019 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2019 Passed — **89–6** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019 3/28/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/1/2019 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## 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.
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 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 Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019
- **2019-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0186)
- **2019-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-04** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0169) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-24** Pub. Ch. 145
- **2019-04-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-04-24** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 145

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc29c774-dd72-4f8e-9674-02c7fd734cb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).