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type: "Bill"
title: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, creates the Class B misdemeanor offense of operating a motor vehicle in this state with an invalid driver license; designates out-of-state driver licenses issued exclusively to illegal aliens as invalid driver licenses in this state. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50."
description: "Driver Licenses - As enacted, creates the Class B misdemeanor offense of operating a motor vehicle in this state with an invalid driver license; designates out-of-state driver licenses issued exclusively to illegal aliens as invalid driver licenses in this state. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 749"
citation: "Tennessee HB 749 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0e42c54-f4ee-4592-9057-3b23f333f811"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0749&ga=114"
source_hash: "34f61973e563f18c7fafe28ec30035e8e36e00052c658a892b6487ac434b5599"
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 HB 749 (114) — Driver Licenses - As enacted, creates the Class B misdemeanor offense of operating a motor vehicle in this state with an invalid driver license; designates out-of-state driver licenses issued exclusively to illegal aliens as invalid driver licenses in this state. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0749.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2025 Passed (2) — **6821** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (4) — **71** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **6821** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025 3/27/2025 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/7/2025 Passed (1) — **266** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2025 Passed — **163** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Reeves — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
- **2025-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
- **2025-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/3/2025
- **2025-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-31** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2025-04-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/24/2025, 01/01/2026
- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 288
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0e42c54-f4ee-4592-9057-3b23f333f811`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).