Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 864: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires evidence of compliance with the financial responsibility law prior to registering vehicles; increases from $25 to $50 the coverage failure fee imposed by the department of revenue for the first failure to comply with the James Lee Atwood Jr. Law; increases that fee to $250 for a second failure to comply and to $500 for a third or subsequent failure to comply; allocates 50 percent of the fees to county clerks. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

In committee Last action March 24, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 864 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires evidence of compliance with the financial responsibility law prior to registering vehicles; increases from $25 to $50 the coverage failure fee imposed by the department of revenue for the first failure to comply with the James Lee Atwood Jr. Law; increases that fee to $250 for a second failure to comply and to $500 for a third or subsequent failure to comply; allocates 50 percent of the fees to county clerks. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12 and Title 55, Chapter 4. Primary sponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2026): Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican).