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

HB 536: Motor Vehicles - As introduced, authorizes a dealer applicant without an established place of business to be issued a motor vehicle dealer license if the applicant is a nonprofit religious organization that is organized or incorporated in this state, has its certificate of incorporation or authority in good standing with the secretary of state, and has an established program of receiving donations of motor vehicles that it donates to individuals and providing free vehicle repair services to individuals with demonstrated need of a motor vehicle or repair services necessary to the individual's effort to become a self-sufficient member of the workforce. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 536 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Motor Vehicles - As introduced, authorizes a dealer applicant without an established place of business to be issued a motor vehicle dealer license if the applicant is a nonprofit religious organization that is organized or incorporated in this state, has its certificate of incorporation or authority in good standing with the secretary of state, and has an established program of receiving donations of motor vehicles that it donates to individuals and providing free vehicle repair services to individuals with demonstrated need of a motor vehicle or repair services necessary to the individual's effort to become a self-sufficient member of the workforce. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17. Primary sponsor: Harold Love (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 20, 2026): Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harold LovePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee
  2. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 1/20/2026
  3. Action def. in Transportation Committee to First Calendar of 2026
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025
  6. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
  7. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
  8. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
  9. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
  10. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
  11. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
  12. Intro., P1C.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source