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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, clarifies that stuttering and other types of communication disorders are qualifying medical conditions for purposes of the \"2021 Precious Cargo Act,\" which authorizes drivers who have certain medical conditions to apply for a designation in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database of a need for assistance in communicating with first responders during traffic stops. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3."
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description: "Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, clarifies that stuttering and other types of communication disorders are qualifying medical conditions for purposes of the \"2021 Precious Cargo Act,\" which authorizes drivers who have certain medical conditions to apply for a designation in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database of a need for assistance in communicating with first responders during traffic stops. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "SB 1635"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1635 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Titling and Registration"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bc65474-2d15-492a-9296-476355f279da"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1635&ga=114"
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source_hash: "c91820b260c00017a3632f8f04d182d073494b550a339f8004337d063acebb33"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 1635 (114) — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, clarifies that stuttering and other types of communication disorders are qualifying medical conditions for purposes of the "2021 Precious Cargo Act," which authorizes drivers who have certain medical conditions to apply for a designation in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database of a need for assistance in communicating with first responders during traffic stops. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1635.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/11/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/19/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Akbari — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2026-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/11/2026
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- **2026-02-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/19/2026
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- **2026-02-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2026-02-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2026-02-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2026-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2026-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
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- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 648
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bc65474-2d15-492a-9296-476355f279da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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