Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 0653 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4, relative to specialty license plates benefitting state historic sites.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Special License Plates - As introduced, exempts new specialty earmarked license plates for which the funds are allocated to, and used by, a nonprofit organization to support state historic sites from meeting the minimum initial issuance requirement of 1,000 plates and the minimum issuance requirement of 800 plates upon renewal. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

  7. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/4/2025

  8. Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/18/2025

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

  10. Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/25/2025

  11. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025

  12. Returned to the Clerk's Desk.

  13. Filed for introduction

  14. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

  19. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0653 do?
Special License Plates - As introduced, exempts new specialty earmarked license plates for which the funds are allocated to, and used by, a nonprofit organization to support state historic sites from meeting the minimum initial issuance requirement of 1,000 plates and the minimum issuance requirement of 800 plates upon renewal. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.
Who sponsors SB 0653?
SB 0653 is sponsored by Crowe, Rusty (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0653?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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