---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, adds certain language comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen or lawfully permitted in the U.S. for certain vehicle registrations; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen for certain driving and related licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15."
description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, adds certain language comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen or lawfully permitted in the U.S. for certain vehicle registrations; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen for certain driving and related licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1708"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1708 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Capley"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 50
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2026-01-15"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3395ed87-68ee-4aa4-bc2b-0cc9b10e7eb9"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1708&ga=114"
source_hash: "fc4c84764dcf4f88dce6070ab3f69368aab8d1fdcc44cd96adfb263d21947c8d"
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 1708 (114) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, adds certain language comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen or lawfully permitted in the U.S. for certain vehicle registrations; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen for certain driving and related licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0641** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0641.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1206** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1206.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1221** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1221.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA1238** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1238.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0651** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0651.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA1090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1090.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1708.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (6) — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY CHISM AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed — **86–7** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (3) — **74–19** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **69–17** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Failed — **14–79** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (2) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2026 Passed — **16–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Failed — **19–73** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (5) — **22–4** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (2) — **78–17** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY CHISM AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed — **88–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Capley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-15** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-01-21** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-17** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-03** Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Drivers License Calendar
- **2026-04-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 17, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA1238) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-20** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 3 - HA1221), Ayes 14, Nays 79, PNV 0
- **2026-04-20** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1206), Ayes 19, Nays 73, PNV 0
- **2026-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0641) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-22** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2
- **2026-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0651)
- **2026-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1090)
- **2026-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-23** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 26, Nays 5
- **2026-04-23** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 69, Nays 17 PNV 1
- **2026-04-23** Conference Committee appointed (Taylor, Massey, Oliver)
- **2026-04-23** Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Capley, Zachary, Crawford, Chism)
- **2026-04-23** H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence in SA 2
- **2026-04-23** H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026
- **2026-04-23** Senate refused to recede from amendment
- **2026-04-23** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 01/01/2027
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 954

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3395ed87-68ee-4aa4-bc2b-0cc9b10e7eb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).