Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on updates to other parts of motor vehicle titling and registration laws beyond temporary plates. The bill was withdrawn, so its future is uncertain.

Changing Rules for Temporary Car Plates

This bill changes how long a temporary car plate can be used in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the law so that temporary plates for cars can now be used for up to 90 days instead of 60 days.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who buy or lease a new car in Tennessee.
• Car dealerships that sell vehicles with temporary plates.

Terms To Know

Temporary Plates

Paper license plates given to vehicle owners while they wait for their permanent metal plates.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill was withdrawn, so it is not currently active.
• It's unclear if there will be any changes before the bill becomes law.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 837
By Miller

HB0837
002693
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55,
Chapter 17; Title 55, Chapter 3 and Title 55,
Chapter 4, relative to temporary plates.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-226(c)(4), is amended by
deleting the language "sixty (60) days" wherever it appears and substituting instead the
language "ninety (90) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and
applies to temporary plates issued on or after that date.