republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/sb-107.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, clarifies that an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is the parent, legal guardian, or conservator of a person who has an intellectual or developmental disability or medical condition, who may be operating the owner's or lessee's vehicle, and who needs assistance in communicating specific needs to law enforcement and first responders, may apply for a designation of such person's need in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3."
description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, clarifies that an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is the parent, legal guardian, or conservator of a person who has an intellectual or developmental disability or medical condition, who may be operating the owner's or lessee's vehicle, and who needs assistance in communicating specific needs to law enforcement and first responders, may apply for a designation of such person's need in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 107"
citation: "Tennessee SB 107 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e47326bb-45d4-4148-99fb-a870aac7f718"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0107&GA=113"
source_hash: "24f097c6ac71d899fec37de498c5ea5fb3494fd6dde83b1eaf5372627c061fcf"
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 107 (113) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, clarifies that an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is the parent, legal guardian, or conservator of a person who has an intellectual or developmental disability or medical condition, who may be operating the owner's or lessee's vehicle, and who needs assistance in communicating specific needs to law enforcement and first responders, may apply for a designation of such person's need in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0518** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0518.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0519** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0519.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0123** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0123.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0107.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 2/15/2024 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/8/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2024 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** 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** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0123)
- **2023-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-02-12** Passed H. as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0519) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-12** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0518) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-02-12** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 2/15/2024
- **2024-02-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-02-15** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0519) `passage`
- **2024-02-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 01/01/2025
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 521

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e47326bb-45d4-4148-99fb-a870aac7f718`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).