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Bill Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires proof of financial responsibility be maintained for the period of a driver license's suspension or revocation rather than for a period of three years in order for a person's registration to not be suspended or revoked when the commissioner of safety suspends or revokes the person's license by reason of a conviction; makes other revisions related to compliance with proof of financial responsibility requirements. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12, Part 1 and Section 55-50-303. Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires proof of financial responsibility be maintained for the period of a driver license's suspension or revocation rather than for a period of three years in order for a person's registration to not be suspended or revoked when the commissioner of safety suspends or revokes the person's license by reason of a conviction; makes other revisions related to compliance with proof of financial responsibility requirements. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12, Part 1 and Section 55-50-303. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 SB 259 Tennessee SB 259 (113)
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Tennessee SB 259 (113) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires proof of financial responsibility be maintained for the period of a driver license's suspension or revocation rather than for a period of three years in order for a person's registration to not be suspended or revoked when the commissioner of safety suspends or revokes the person's license by reason of a conviction; makes other revisions related to compliance with proof of financial responsibility requirements. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12, Part 1 and Section 55-50-303.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/16/2023 Passed — 320 (pass) · upper
  • TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2023 Passed — 90 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Johnson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-19 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2023-01-20 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2023-01-21 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee passage
  • 2023-01-31 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2023-02-01 Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/8/2023
  • 2023-02-08 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2023-02-14 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/16/2023
  • 2023-02-16 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2023-02-16 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2023-02-16 Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 passage
  • 2023-02-23 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2023-04-19 Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2023-04-19 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2023-04-20 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2023-04-21 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-25 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-26 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2023-05-05 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-05-17 Effective date(s) 05/05/2023, 01/01/2024
  • 2023-05-17 Pub. Ch. 336

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/152cc9ad-fda8-47d0-ad5a-4f17465a3772. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).