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HB2609 • 2026

Driver Licenses

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to licenses.

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Sponsor
Hulsey, Johnson
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2027
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or consequences after reporting a lost or stolen device.

Driver License Reporting Requirements

This bill requires people to report lost or stolen devices used for digital driver licenses to the Department of Safety in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires participants in the digital driver license system to report their lost or stolen electronic device to the department of safety.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who use digital driver licenses in Tennessee
  • The Department of Safety

Terms To Know

Digital Driver License System
A system that allows people to have a driver license on their electronic device.
Department of Safety
The government agency responsible for safety issues in Tennessee, including managing driver licenses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens after reporting a lost or stolen device.
  • It is unclear how this change will be enforced.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2027

  2. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  3. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/17/2026

  4. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  5. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  6. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Transportation Committee

  7. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  8. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  10. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  11. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  12. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2203
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 2609
By Hulsey
HB2609
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55,
Chapter 50, relative to licenses.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-50-306(j)(1)(B), is amended by
inserting the language "to the department" immediately preceding the language "that the
participant's electronic device".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.