# Tennessee SB 1086: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to driver licenses issued to persons without lawful presence.

Tennessee SB 1086, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to driver licenses issued to persons without lawful presence., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-28 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 288) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1086
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to driver licenses issued to persons without lawful presence.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 288
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Driver Licenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: White
- Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-28: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 288
- 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/26/2025 (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/pc0288.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0749.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1086.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0288.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0749.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1086.pdf)

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- [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 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1086-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).