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SB0708 • 2026

Driver Licenses

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to the cost of issuing driver licenses and state identification cards.

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Sponsor
Massey, Zachary
Last action
2025-02-05
Official status
Withdrawn.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify that people applying for driver licenses or state ID cards are affected by the bill.

Driver License Fee Report

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Safety to report on how fees for driver licenses and state ID cards are used.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the department of safety to give a report by January 1, 2026.
  • The report must explain how current fees cover costs like issuing new or renewed licenses, reinstating lost ones, updating technology, and maintaining the system.
  • It sends this information to specific committees in both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Safety

Terms To Know

Driver License Issuance System
The system used by the Tennessee Department of Safety to process and manage driver license applications.
Information Technology Upgrades
Improvements or changes made to computer systems that help with managing driver licenses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not change the fees for driver licenses.
  • It is unclear if this report will lead to any policy changes based on its findings.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Withdrawn.

  2. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  3. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  4. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Withdrawn.

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 815
By Zachary

SENATE BILL 708
By Massey

SB0708
002533
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55,
relative to the cost of issuing driver licenses and
state identification cards.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. On or before January 1, 2026, the department of safety shall report to the
transportation and safety committee of the senate and the committee in the house of
representatives having jurisdiction over driver license matters on the extent to which current
fees imposed on applications for an original or renewal of a driver license are used to offset
processing costs for driver license issuance and reinstatements, information technology
upgrades, and any ongoing costs to maintain the driver license issuance system.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.