# Tennessee HB 1708: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, relative to motor vehicles.

Tennessee HB 1708, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, relative to motor vehicles., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 01/01/2027) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1708
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, relative to motor vehicles.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 01/01/2027
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 62
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 19 (686 yes, 267 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Citizenship proof required for Tennessee licenses: cost, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered Tennessee license applicants must provide original or certified documents proving U.S. citizenship. This covers driver licenses, instruction permits, intermediate licenses, and photo ID licenses. It applies when getting a first license, renewing, replacing, or rei…
- Status proof required for vehicle registration: cost, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, Tennessee officials cannot process an initial vehicle registration with a license plate without qualifying status documents. These must show U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, or federal permission to stay for a specific purpose and period. Accepted proof inclu…
- Non-English driver tests bring temporary licenses: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, applicants unable to speak and read English can take a written driver test in an offered language. The Department of Safety need not offer languages it did not offer on January 1, 2026. Licenses issued through this path last 36 months and cannot be renewed. At expiration,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tandy Darby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Lankford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Reeves
- Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron Sexton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Vaughan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: White
- Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Zachary (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 | pass | 69 | 17 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 | pass | 26 | 5 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 26 | 5 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 26 | 5 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | fail | 14 | 79 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 78 | 17 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | fail | 19 | 73 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 78 | 17 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 74 | 19 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY CHISM AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 86 | 7 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY CHISM AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 88 | 6 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0641 (Substitute), 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0641.pdf)
- HA1238, 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1238.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0954.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1708.pdf)
- HA1206: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1206.pdf)
- HA1221: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1221.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1708.pdf)
- SA0651: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0651.pdf)
- SA1090: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1090.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0641 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0641.pdf)
- [HA1238 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1238.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0954.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1708.pdf)
- [HA1206 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1206.pdf)
- [HA1221 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1221.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1708.pdf)
- [SA0651 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0651.pdf)
- [SA1090 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1090.pdf)

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- [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1708-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).