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HB0116 • 2026

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to registration of motor vehicles.

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Sponsor
Lamberth, Johnson
Last action
2025-01-15
Official status
caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and text do not provide specific details about updates to Title 55 beyond removing subsections (d) and (e).

Changes to Motor Vehicle Registration Reporting

This bill removes reporting requirements for Tennessee's motor vehicle registration system.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes subsections (d) and (e) from Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-132.
  • Eliminates the requirement for the Department of Revenue to report on the status of the computerized titling and registration system to specific committees in the state legislature.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Revenue
  • Transportation and safety committee of the Senate
  • Transportation committee of the House of Representatives

Terms To Know

Department of Revenue
A state agency responsible for collecting taxes, issuing licenses, and managing financial records.
Titling and Registration System
The system used by the Department of Revenue to record ownership and registration information about motor vehicles.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear what specific changes will be made to the titling and registration process.
  • The bill does not specify how or if the removed reporting requirements will impact future oversight of the system.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  4. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  5. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  6. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1294
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 116
By Lamberth

HB0116
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55,
relative to registration of motor vehicles.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-132, is amended by deleting
subsections (d) and (e).
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.