---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a driver license to certain inmates who are discharged from imprisonment and who intend to reside in this state; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3."
description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a driver license to certain inmates who are discharged from imprisonment and who intend to reside in this state; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1479"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1479 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-12-10"
last_action: "2026-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92de5a28-2d06-4f2c-8807-7b548749498a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1479&ga=114"
source_hash: "aaccf2cb6f43239b6ad096d7602f1b74f8cf2f7af1140db5502a0d111eedb3cc"
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 1479 (114) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a driver license to certain inmates who are discharged from imprisonment and who intend to reside in this state; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0702** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0702.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0524** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0524.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1479.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/25/2026 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/4/2026
- **2026-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/11/2026
- **2026-02-04** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/11/2026
- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-11** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-18** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0524)
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0702) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-27** Effective date(s) 04/14/2026
- **2026-04-27** Pub. Ch. 688

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92de5a28-2d06-4f2c-8807-7b548749498a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).