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HB0425 • 2026

Driver Licenses

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7, relative to driver licenses.

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Sponsor
Love, Kyle
Last action
2025-04-04
Official status
Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about the broader updates or changes to other sections within Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7.

Changes to Driver License Requirements

This bill removes the requirement for submitting a certified copy of a court order within ten days when it lifts driving restrictions on juvenile offenders.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the need to submit a certified copy of a court order within ten days when it changes or lifts driving restrictions on juvenile offenders.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Juvenile offenders whose driving privileges have been restricted or lifted due to a court order.
  • The Department of Safety in Tennessee.

Terms To Know

Certified copy
An official, verified copy of an original document that is stamped and signed by the issuing authority.
Juvenile offender
A person under the age of 18 who has been found guilty of a crime or violation of law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the certified copy is submitted after ten days.
  • It only affects court orders related to juvenile offenders and their driving privileges.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/03/2025

  2. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 142

  3. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 142

  4. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  10. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  13. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025

  14. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  15. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  16. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  17. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1

  18. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/17/2025

  20. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025

  21. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  23. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  28. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  29. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  30. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  31. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  32. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 498
By Kyle

HOUSE BILL 425
By Love

HB0425
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55,
Chapter 10, Part 7, relative to driver licenses.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-703, is amended by deleting
the language "within ten (10) days after it is issued".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.