# Tennessee HB 0974: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19, relative to auctions of motor vehicles. Tennessee HB 0974, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19, relative to auctions of motor vehicles., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-16 (Effective date(s) 02/25/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0974-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0974 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19, relative to auctions of motor vehicles. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2026-03-16, Effective date(s) 02/25/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Motor Vehicles - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (291 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Dealer license relief for select vehicle auctions: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee removes the motor vehicle dealer license requirement for buying or selling certain vehicles through qualifying auctions. Eligible vehicles are previously titled antique vehicles at least 25 years old or unique motor vehicles. The venue must have at least 20,00… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-12 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 2/12/2026 | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/2/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-16: Effective date(s) 02/25/2026 - 2026-03-16: Pub. Ch. 540 - 2026-02-25: Signed by Governor. - 2026-02-18: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-02-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-02-12: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-02-12: H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0974 (House) - 2026-02-09: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/12/2026 (House) - 2026-02-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0458) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-10: Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-10: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0076) (House) - 2025-04-03: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 (House) - 2025-04-01: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/1/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-26: Ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-02-10: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-06: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0076 (Substitute), 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0076.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0540.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0974.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0974.pdf) - SA0099: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0099.pdf) - SA0458: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0458.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - 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) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0076 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0076.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0540.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0974.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0974.pdf) - [SA0099 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0099.pdf) - [SA0458 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0458.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [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) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0974-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).