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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 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 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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim HicksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6

“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. Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
  3. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/24/2026
  4. Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee
  5. Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Transportation Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 1/20/2026
  7. Action def. in Transportation Committee to First Calendar of 2026
  8. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025
  9. Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/18/2025
  10. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/4/2025
  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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