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

HB 537: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, enacts the "Law Enforcement’s Safer Tennessee Electronic Registration (LESTER) Act," which clarifies that law enforcement is required to accept a digital copy of vehicle registration as proof of registration. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55.

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 537 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, enacts the "Law Enforcement’s Safer Tennessee Electronic Registration (LESTER) Act," which clarifies that law enforcement is required to accept a digital copy of vehicle registration as proof of registration. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55. Primary sponsor: Karen Camper (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 157.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen CamperPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 157
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
  7. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  8. Sponsor(s) Added pur. Rule 52
  9. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025
  10. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
  11. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
  12. Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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