# Tennessee SB 0876: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1, relative to registration and licensing of motor vehicles.

Tennessee SB 0876, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1, relative to registration and licensing of motor vehicles., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0876
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1, relative to registration and licensing of motor vehicles.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (126 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee drivers get mail renewals with fees: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, every Tennessee county clerk must offer vehicle registration renewals through the U.S. Postal Service. You can apply by mail and receive renewal certificates and plates or decals by mail. Unless another law requires otherwise, your application must be postmarked at least 20…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 | pass | 75 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/14/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 326
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 1 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0326.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0624.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0876.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0326.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0624.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0876.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
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