# Tennessee SB 1477: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4, relative to license plates. Tennessee SB 1477, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4, relative to license plates., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1477-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1477 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4, relative to license plates. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-17 - Last action: 2026-05-04, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Special License Plates - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (165 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 14 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Specialty plate groups gain deadline relief: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, affected specialty plate programs have until July 1, 2027, to meet minimum issuance requirements. Named programs include Man2Man Prostate Cancer Group, YMCA, The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, Friends of Warner Parks, and STAR Riding Therapy. They also include Singing for… - New plate funds abuse victim services: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles can choose a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention plate. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; this law does not state the amount. The sponsor… - New plate supports foster care youth: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles can choose The Bridge House plate. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee. This law does not state the extra fee amount. The sponsor helps design the plate, and proceeds… - New plates fund history and arts: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles gain history and arts plates, designed with their sponsors. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; this law does not state the amount. Sons of the American Revolution p… - New plates honor and support veterans: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee medal recipients who own or lease eligible vehicles gain plates showing their military medals. Covered awards are the Airman's Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Soldier's Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal. First applications require the specified military-serv… - New plates support school and youth sports: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles gain Blackman Blaze and Knoxville Ice Bears plates. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; this law does not state the amount. Sponsors help design the plates, and mone… - New plates fund mental health and cancer: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles gain new health-related plate options. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; this law does not state the amount. Cowboy Up and American Foundation for Suicide Preventi… - New plate funds low-income home repairs: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles can choose an Appalachia Service Project plate. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee. This law does not state the extra fee amount. Appalachia Service Project, Inc. he… - New plates fund science and energy education: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles gain Flatrock Motorsports Park and POD256 plates. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; this law does not state the amount. Sponsors help design the plates, and procee… - Specialty plates fund student scholarships: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles gain scholarship plate options, with sponsors helping design them. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; fee and scholarship amounts are not stated. Ohio State Univers… - New plates fund small business support: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles gain three business-support plates, designed with their sponsors. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; this law does not state the amount. LaunchTN proceeds support L… - New plate funds East Tennessee dog rescue: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles can choose an Adopt a Golden plate. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee. This law does not state the extra fee amount. Adopt a Golden Knoxville, Inc. helps design the… - New plates fund trails and wildlife habitat: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles gain Coalmont OHV Park and Quail Forever plates. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; this law does not state the amount. Sponsors help design the plates, and funds a… - Specialty plates support local community groups: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee residents who own or lease eligible vehicles gain Back the Blue and Nashville Bourbon Auction plates. Buyers must follow registration laws and pay regular registration plus an extra plate fee; this law does not state the amount. Sponsors help design the plates: Bac… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/13/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-05-04: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-04: Pub. Ch. 822 - 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-16: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0709) (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-06: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0709) (House) - 2026-04-06: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0708) (House) - 2026-04-06: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-12: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0613) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0709, 2026-04-06: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0709.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0822.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1477.pdf) - HA0708: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0708.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1477.pdf) - SA0613: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0613.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed) - SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed) - SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed) - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) ## Sources - [HA0709 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0709.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0822.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1477.pdf) - [HA0708 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0708.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1477.pdf) - [SA0613 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0613.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [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) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1477-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).