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SB2203 • 2026

Driver Licenses

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

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Sponsor
Johnson, Hulsey
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on what happens after a report is made to the Department of Safety.

Driver License System Changes

This bill requires participants in Tennessee's digital driver license system to report lost or stolen devices to the Department of Safety.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires participants to tell the Department of Safety if their electronic device is lost or stolen.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who use the digital driver license system in Tennessee
  • The Department of Safety in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Digital Driver License System
A system that allows people to have a driver's license on their electronic device.
Department of Safety
The government agency in Tennessee responsible for safety-related matters, including the digital driver license system.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens after someone reports a lost or stolen device.
  • It is unclear if there are other parts of the law that will be changed later.
  • The bill has not yet become a law and needs more steps before it can take effect.

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

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

  8. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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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HOUSE BILL 2609
By Hulsey

SENATE BILL 2203
By Johnson
SB2203
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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.