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Bill Motor Vehicles - As enacted, adds certain language comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen or lawfully permitted in the U.S. for certain vehicle registrations; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen for certain driving and related licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15. Motor Vehicles - As enacted, adds certain language comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen or lawfully permitted in the U.S. for certain vehicle registrations; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen for certain driving and related licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 HB 1708 Tennessee HB 1708 (114)
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Tennessee HB 1708 (114) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, adds certain language comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen or lawfully permitted in the U.S. for certain vehicle registrations; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen for certain driving and related licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0641 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment HA1206 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment HA1221 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Amendment HA1238 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Amendment SA0651 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Amendment SA1090 (committee substitute) — source
  7. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (6) — 101 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY CHISM AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed — 867 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — 265 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (3) — 7419 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (4) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — 6917 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Failed — 1479 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (2) — 265 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2026 Passed — 163 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — 81 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Failed — 1973 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (5) — 224 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (2) — 7817 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY CHISM AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed — 886 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Capley — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-15 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2026-01-21 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-01-21 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2026-01-22 Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2026-01-22 P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee referral-committee
  • 2026-02-11 Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
  • 2026-02-17 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee referral-committee
  • 2026-02-25 Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/3/2026
  • 2026-03-03 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-03-03 Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/10/2026
  • 2026-03-04 Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/10/2026
  • 2026-03-10 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2026-03-10 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-11 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  • 2026-03-18 Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Drivers License Calendar
  • 2026-04-08 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
  • 2026-04-15 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
  • 2026-04-15 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-15 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
  • 2026-04-15 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-16 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
  • 2026-04-20 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. receipt
  • 2026-04-20 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-04-20 Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 17, PNV 0 passage
  • 2026-04-20 H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA1238) amendment-passage
  • 2026-04-20 Failed to adopt am (Amendment 3 - HA1221), Ayes 14, Nays 79, PNV 0
  • 2026-04-20 Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1206), Ayes 19, Nays 73, PNV 0
  • 2026-04-20 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0641) amendment-passage
  • 2026-04-21 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2026-04-22 H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2
  • 2026-04-22 H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26
  • 2026-04-22 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 passage
  • 2026-04-22 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0651)
  • 2026-04-22 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1090)
  • 2026-04-22 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. substitution
  • 2026-04-23 Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 26, Nays 5
  • 2026-04-23 Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 69, Nays 17 PNV 1
  • 2026-04-23 Conference Committee appointed (Taylor, Massey, Oliver)
  • 2026-04-23 Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Capley, Zachary, Crawford, Chism)
  • 2026-04-23 H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence in SA 2
  • 2026-04-23 H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026
  • 2026-04-23 Senate refused to recede from amendment
  • 2026-04-23 Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026
  • 2026-04-30 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-30 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. enrolled
  • 2026-05-05 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2026-05-06 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
  • 2026-05-07 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2026-05-18 Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 01/01/2027
  • 2026-05-18 Pub. Ch. 954

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3395ed87-68ee-4aa4-bc2b-0cc9b10e7eb9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).