SB 1642 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67, relative to transportation.
Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires 95.3970 percent, instead of 100 percent, of sales and use tax revenue generated from the sale of new or used tires to be deposited in the highway fund; adds 95.3970 percent of sales and use tax revenue generated from the sale of new or used motor vehicles to be deposited in the highway fund; requires the remaining 4.6030 percent of such revenue to be allocated to the several incorporated municipalities; allocates single article sales tax collections on the retail sale of new or used motor vehicles to the highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Filed for introduction
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Intro., P1C.
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P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee - Finance, Ways & Means Committee
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Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
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Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/27/2026
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Meeting Canceled
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Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/3/2026
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/10/2026
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Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
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Placed behind the budget
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
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Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Filed for introduction
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Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
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Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026
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Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
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Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Sponsors
- Page Walley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Walley, Page Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (132)
132 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1642 do?
- Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires 95.3970 percent, instead of 100 percent, of sales and use tax revenue generated from the sale of new or used tires to be deposited in the highway fund; adds 95.3970 percent of sales and use tax revenue generated from the sale of new or used motor vehicles to be deposited in the highway fund; requires the remaining 4.6030 percent of such revenue to be allocated to the several incorporated municipalities; allocates single article sales tax collections on the retail sale of new or used motor vehicles to the highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.
- Who sponsors SB 1642?
- SB 1642 is sponsored by Walley, Page (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 1642?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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