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TennesseeSB 2360114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47; Title 55, Chapter 31 and Title 66, Chapter 19, relative to motor vehicles.

Sponsored By: Becky Duncan Massey (Republican)

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Motor Vehicles

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

New storage and lien rules for auto shops

Beginning July 1, 2026, auto shops can store a vehicle for repair without written storage permission if they try in good faith to get the owner’s OK to repair and send a three‑day delivery notice to the last known registered owner. A shop can enforce a lien 30 days after the owner receives that notice. To prove compliance, the shop must give the Tennessee Department of Revenue a signed record of the attempt to notify and verifiable proof the notice was delivered, such as an e‑signature or a delivery photo. When a vehicle is stored for repair, some standard notice rules do not apply if the owner approved the repair and was told it is finished, or if the shop could not get approval but followed the good‑faith and notice steps.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Becky Duncan Massey

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 125 • No: 0

House vote • 3/19/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026

Yes: 85 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/16/2026

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026

Yes: 32 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/4/2026

TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 661

    4/6/2026

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

    4/6/2026

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/1/2026Senate

  4. Signed by H. Speaker

    3/24/2026House

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    3/24/2026Senate

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/23/2026Senate

  7. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/19/2026House

  8. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0658)

    3/19/2026House

  9. Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0

    3/19/2026House

  10. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    3/19/2026Senate

  11. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0591)

    3/16/2026Senate

  12. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    3/16/2026Senate

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/16/2026Senate

  14. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

    3/13/2026Senate

  15. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

    3/4/2026Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

    2/25/2026Senate

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

    2/5/2026Senate

  18. Filed for introduction

    2/2/2026Senate

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/2/2026Senate

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