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type: "Bill"
title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, authorizes a minor who is issued a motorcycle learner's permit and who has completed a certified motorcycle education course approved by the department of safety to operate a motorcycle without limitations on the distance from the minor's home if the minor is accompanied by, and under the direct supervision of, a parent or legal guardian who is also operating a motorcycle and who holds a valid motorcycle operator's license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 55, Chapter 51."
description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, authorizes a minor who is issued a motorcycle learner's permit and who has completed a certified motorcycle education course approved by the department of safety to operate a motorcycle without limitations on the distance from the minor's home if the minor is accompanied by, and under the direct supervision of, a parent or legal guardian who is also operating a motorcycle and who holds a valid motorcycle operator's license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 55, Chapter 51."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1437"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1437 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b21eaa94-e16e-42f5-af6a-618f1836bce9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1437&GA=113"
source_hash: "06321c8000941b3aac01b721f3dcc47c2055fd94c759278454df1ec4ee2406b6"
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 1437 (113) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, authorizes a minor who is issued a motorcycle learner's permit and who has completed a certified motorcycle education course approved by the department of safety to operate a motorcycle without limitations on the distance from the minor's home if the minor is accompanied by, and under the direct supervision of, a parent or legal guardian who is also operating a motorcycle and who holds a valid motorcycle operator's license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 55, Chapter 51.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0192** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0192.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0175.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1437.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **799** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **270** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Roberts — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/1/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-01** Action deferred in Senate Transportation & Safety Committee to 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 9, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0192) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0175)
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023, 01/01/2024
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 180
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b21eaa94-e16e-42f5-af6a-618f1836bce9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).