Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

HB 0974 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19, relative to auctions of motor vehicles.

Last action — Effective date(s) 02/25/2026

  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 February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on February 13, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Motor Vehicles - As enacted, provides that a motor vehicle dealer license is not required to sell or purchase certain antique vehicles or unique motor vehicles through an auction being held at a venue with a permanent seating capacity of at least 20,000 located in Wilson County, the auction operator conducts no more than one auction in this state per year, the auction offers no less than 400 vehicles and no more than 2,000 vehicles for any one auction, and the operator has a minimum net worth of $25 million. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  4. Recalled from Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee

  5. Refer to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee

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

  7. Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/12/2025

  8. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  9. Sponsor change.

  10. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

  11. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0099)

  13. Re-refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  14. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/8/2025

  15. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  16. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee / Behind Budget

  17. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  18. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  19. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  20. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/13/2026

  21. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 1/20/2026

  22. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/20/2026

  23. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0

  24. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/2/2026

  25. Companion House Bill substituted

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 540

  28. Filed for introduction

  29. Intro., P1C.

  30. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  31. Ref. to Commerce Committee

  32. Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  33. Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  34. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  35. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/12/2025

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  41. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  42. Sponsor(s) Added.

  43. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  44. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/1/2025

  45. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  46. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  47. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025

  48. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0076)

  49. Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0

  50. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  51. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  52. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  53. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0458)

  54. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  55. H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/12/2026

  56. H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0974

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

  58. Signed by H. Speaker

  59. Signed by Senate Speaker

  60. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  61. Signed by Governor.

  62. Pub. Ch. 540

  63. Effective date(s) 02/25/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (127)

127 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 127 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

transportation
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0974 do?
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, provides that a motor vehicle dealer license is not required to sell or purchase certain antique vehicles or unique motor vehicles through an auction being held at a venue with a permanent seating capacity of at least 20,000 located in Wilson County, the auction operator conducts no more than one auction in this state per year, the auction offers no less than 400 vehicles and no more than 2,000 vehicles for any one auction, and the operator has a minimum net worth of $25 million. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19.
Who sponsors HB 0974?
HB 0974 is sponsored by McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Lynn, Susan M. (Republican), Boyd, Clark (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), Travis, Ron (Republican), and Hale, Michael (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0974?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 0974?
Track HB 0974 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 0974

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 0974

Last checked for changes about 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →