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

SB 653: Special License Plates - As introduced, exempts new specialty earmarked license plates for which the funds are allocated to, and used by, a nonprofit organization to support state historic sites from meeting the minimum initial issuance requirement of 1,000 plates and the minimum issuance requirement of 800 plates upon renewal. - Amends TCA 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

SB 653 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Special License Plates - As introduced, exempts new specialty earmarked license plates for which the funds are allocated to, and used by, a nonprofit organization to support state historic sites from meeting the minimum initial issuance requirement of 1,000 plates and the minimum issuance requirement of 800 plates upon renewal. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. Primary sponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rusty CrowePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3

“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. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  2. Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/19/2025
  3. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
  4. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
  5. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  6. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  7. Filed for introduction

Sources

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