# Tennessee HB 1316: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-7-112 and Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to licenses.

Tennessee HB 1316, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-7-112 and Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to licenses., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/24/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1316
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-7-112 and Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to licenses.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Driver Licenses
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (133 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Adults can drive during supervised demonstrations: benefit, low. People age 18 or older may drive a noncommercial vehicle without a license during an official demonstration of driving ability. A Department of Safety employee must accompany them. This exemption applies only during that supervised demonstration, not to driving generally.
- Class D drivers can operate autocycles: benefit, low. Tennessee Class D licenses expressly cover autocycles and other vehicles outside Classes A, B, C, and M. They do not cover commercial motor vehicles. For any vehicle requiring a special endorsement, the correct endorsement must appear on the license.
- Digital license data gets strict limits: benefit, low. Entities may keep data from digital license use only as long as needed to check its accuracy. They can never keep it longer than three calendar days. The law bans selling or sharing that data, except with police performing their duties, legally authorized government entities, or under a court subpo…
- Digital license users get tracking protections: benefit, low. Digital license providers cannot collect or keep biometric identifiers for the system, including fingerprints, voiceprints, or eye scans. The ban also covers measurements of hand or face shape. Providers may take a photo solely to compare with the license photo on file and confirm identity. The Dep…
- Digital licenses stop after license suspension: cost, low. The Department of Safety must disable, suspend, or end digital license participation when a physical license is canceled, revoked, or suspended. It must also act when a participant reports the device lost or stolen. Unless the physical license is restored, the digital license must be disabled when…
- Free digital licenses, but not for voting: mixed, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee allows participants to show a valid digital license instead of a physical license. This includes identification requests from police and alcohol sellers, and covers Tennessee non-driver photo identification licenses. The Department of Safety and its contractor…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2025 | pass | 27 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 83 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0118, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0118.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0297.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1297.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1316.pdf)
- SA0055: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0055.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0118 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0118.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0297.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1297.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1316.pdf)
- [SA0055 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0055.pdf)

## Related
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1316-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).