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type: "Bill"
title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes authority of the department of safety to deny a license to a minor for unsatisfactory academic progress; retains provisions for denial of a license, with certain exceptions, to a minor when the person is a student who is not enrolled in school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 50."
description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes authority of the department of safety to deny a license to a minor for unsatisfactory academic progress; retains provisions for denial of a license, with certain exceptions, to a minor when the person is a student who is not enrolled in school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2176"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2176 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Jernigan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88f1304f-1a62-4ab0-b467-c0e03cd79350"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2176&GA=112"
source_hash: "1f8655d04dbf0d14da031928dfe3c9e98d28dceb947fdb7e73efd7e2c4ddcc9e"
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 2176 (112) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes authority of the department of safety to deny a license to a minor for unsatisfactory academic progress; retains provisions for denial of a license, with certain exceptions, to a minor when the person is a student who is not enrolled in school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 50.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0723** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0723.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2176.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/22/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/4/2022 Passed — **320** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/1/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2022 Passed — **890** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2022 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022 3/24/2022 (1) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Akbari — primary (person)
- Jernigan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2022-02-14** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-10** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-10** Re-ref. Education Administration
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-31** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/4/2022
- **2022-03-31** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0723) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-31** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-31** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-31** Sponsor withdrawn.
- **2022-04-04** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0723) `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 04/14/2022
- **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 878
- **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 878
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88f1304f-1a62-4ab0-b467-c0e03cd79350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).