Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

HB 0737 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4 and Section 55-6-101, relative to vehicle registrations.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 02, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes a county clerk, during a period of a public health emergency, natural disaster, or other temporary office closure, to request the assistance of a county clerk in a contiguous county for purposes of registering motor vehicles and related transactions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4 and Section 55-6-101.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  4. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  5. Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/19/2025

  6. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

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

  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2025

  9. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/31/2025

  10. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025

  11. Companion House Bill substituted

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 193

  14. Filed for introduction

  15. Intro., P1C.

  16. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  17. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  18. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  19. Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/11/2025

  20. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  21. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

  22. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025

  23. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  24. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  25. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  26. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0113)

  27. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0114)

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  30. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  31. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  32. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  33. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0150)

  34. Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 1

  35. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  36. Signed by H. Speaker

  37. Signed by Senate Speaker

  38. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  39. Signed by Governor.

  40. Pub. Ch. 193

  41. Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (125)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0737 do?
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes a county clerk, during a period of a public health emergency, natural disaster, or other temporary office closure, to request the assistance of a county clerk in a contiguous county for purposes of registering motor vehicles and related transactions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4 and Section 55-6-101.
Who sponsors HB 0737?
HB 0737 is sponsored by Vital, Greg (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), and White, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0737?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.
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