---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, redefines \"hybrid electric vehicle\" to clarify that it is a motor vehicle that is propelled by a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine or other power source and components thereof. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, redefines \"hybrid electric vehicle\" to clarify that it is a motor vehicle that is propelled by a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine or other power source and components thereof. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1874"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1874 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin G"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcd1a593-a5b8-486d-bbc3-31a0b9cad827"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1874&ga=114"
source_hash: "15b3e91c9c98239c80b87212869067cd1ed691677c369282faf7bd78999f7b25"
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 1874 (114) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, redefines "hybrid electric vehicle" to clarify that it is a motor vehicle that is propelled by a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine or other power source and components thereof. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1874.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (3) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026 2/19/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/10/2026 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin G — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/10/2026
- **2026-02-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026
- **2026-02-19** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026
- **2026-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-23** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-02-26** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-30** Effective date(s) 03/26/2026
- **2026-03-30** Pub. Ch. 628

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcd1a593-a5b8-486d-bbc3-31a0b9cad827`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).