# Tennessee HB 0972: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 47; Title 48; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to motor vehicles.

Tennessee HB 0972, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 47; Title 48; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to motor vehicles., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 457); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0972
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 47; Title 48; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to motor vehicles.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 457
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (73 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Travis

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 457
- 2025-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2025-04-21: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-24: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/24/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-10: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Government Operations for Review (House)
- 2025-02-06: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0457.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0972.pdf)
- HA0132: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0132.pdf)
- HA0133: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0133.pdf)
- HA0530: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0530.pdf)
- HA0531: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0531.pdf)
- HA0532: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0532.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0972.pdf)
- SA0030: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0030.pdf)
- SA0082: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0082.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed)
- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0457.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0972.pdf)
- [HA0132 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0132.pdf)
- [HA0133 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0133.pdf)
- [HA0530 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0530.pdf)
- [HA0531 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0531.pdf)
- [HA0532 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0532.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0972.pdf)
- [SA0030 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0030.pdf)
- [SA0082 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0082.pdf)

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- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0972-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).