---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, increases, from 30 days to 60 days, the initial period of time a temporary plate issued by a dealer is valid for a motor vehicle; increases the fee for such plate from $5.50 to $6.50. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, increases, from 30 days to 60 days, the initial period of time a temporary plate issued by a dealer is valid for a motor vehicle; increases the fee for such plate from $5.50 to $6.50. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1996"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1996 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Johnson C"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3457b9c-aa6c-456a-abd5-a0d0d0df29ff"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1996&GA=112"
source_hash: "a83ae4d3a8ab94d57e31affe5999e94ce676f96e1e65b3e2a6a2db2685cfc183"
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 1996 (112) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, increases, from 30 days to 60 days, the initial period of time a temporary plate issued by a dealer is valid for a motor vehicle; increases the fee for such plate from $5.50 to $6.50. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0524** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0524.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0509** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0509.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1996.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/2/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **82–5** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/15/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/23/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/22/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/3/2022 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Johnson C — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-15** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0509)
- **2022-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 5, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0524) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 734
- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 734

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3457b9c-aa6c-456a-abd5-a0d0d0df29ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).