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TennesseeSB 1017114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4, relative to veterans with disabilities.

Sponsored By: Dawn White (Republican)

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Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New parking placard option for disabled veterans

Beginning July 1, 2026, if you qualify for Tennessee’s free disabled veteran license plate, you can choose a free disabled veteran parking placard instead. If you already have the free plate and also want a placard, you must pay the regular passenger vehicle fee. The placard works the same as a distinguishing plate for parking when you display it as the instructions say. The state sets procedures for issuing these placards. The law also treats both the free plate and the placard as the same type of certificate under parking rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dawn White

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Raumesh Akbari

    Democrat • Senate

  • Todd Gardenhire

    Republican • Senate

  • Ed Jackson

    Republican • Senate

  • Bill Powers

    Republican • Senate

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Southerland

    Republican • Senate

  • Brent Taylor

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 134 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/3/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/3/2025

Yes: 31 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/26/2025

TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 73

    4/8/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

    4/8/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    3/25/2025Senate

  4. Signed by H. Speaker

    3/19/2025House

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    3/19/2025Senate

  6. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    3/18/2025Senate

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/18/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/17/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0063)

    3/17/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

    3/17/2025House

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/12/2025Senate

  12. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/6/2025House

  13. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0019)

    3/3/2025Senate

  14. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    3/3/2025Senate

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/3/2025Senate

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/3/2025Senate

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

    2/28/2025Senate

  18. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025

    2/27/2025Senate

  19. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

    2/26/2025Senate

  20. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/26/2025

    2/19/2025Senate

  21. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  23. Filed for introduction

    2/5/2025Senate

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