# Tennessee HB 1891: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 8 and Title 55, Chapter 9, relative to driver courses for traffic offenses.

Tennessee HB 1891, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 8 and Title 55, Chapter 9, relative to driver courses for traffic offenses., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1891
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 8 and Title 55, Chapter 9, relative to driver courses for traffic offenses.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Traffic Safety
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (250 yes, 144 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Drivers can remove speeding ticket points: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee drivers charged with speeding can register for an approved driver education course while paying fines and costs instead of appearing in court. Completing the course within 90 days after conviction removes up to five points from that speeding conviction. Approved co…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/16/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 | pass | 66 | 21 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 | pass | 66 | 18 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR REREFER TO COMMITTEE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 | fail | 16 | 69 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 | fail | 45 | 36 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 993
- 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-23: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0853) (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 21, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-03-23: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0703) (House)
- 2026-03-19: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0703 (Substitute), 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0703.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0993.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1891.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1891.pdf)
- SA0853: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0853.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0703 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0703.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0993.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1891.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1891.pdf)
- [SA0853 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0853.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1891-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).