# Tennessee SB 1479: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, relative to licenses. Tennessee SB 1479, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, relative to licenses., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Effective date(s) 04/14/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1479-2025-2026 - 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 1479 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, relative to licenses. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-10 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Driver Licenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (130 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee inmates gain driver license options: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee adds driver licenses to its identification process for eligible inmates, alongside photo identification licenses. Related identification rules also apply to driver licenses. The Department of Safety must coordinate with the Department of Correction to renew el… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Charlane Oliver (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-04-27: Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 - 2026-04-27: Pub. Ch. 688 - 2026-04-14: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0702) (House) - 2026-03-30: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-05: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0524) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 2/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/4/2026 (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) - 2025-12-10: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0688.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1479.pdf) - HA0702: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0702.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1479.pdf) - SA0524: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0524.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 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 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (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 - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0688.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1479.pdf) - [HA0702 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0702.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1479.pdf) - [SA0524 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0524.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 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 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 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-SB1479-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).