SB1086

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to driver licenses issued to persons without lawful presence.

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Tennessee SB1086 declares out-of-state driver licenses issued to illegal aliens invalid in Tennessee and mandates their listing on the state's.

Tennessee SB1086 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, to declare invalid in Tennessee any driver licenses issued by other states exclusively to illegal aliens. The Tennessee Department of Safety must develop and publish a list of such invalid licenses on its website by December 1, 2025, updating it as necessary. Operating a motor vehicle in Tennessee with an invalid license is a Class B misdemeanor. The act takes effect January 1, 2026.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

7 Yea

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2 Nay

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Calendar

Mar 26, 2025

8:30 AM

Senate Transportation And Safety Hearing

Mar 19, 2025

8:45 AM

Senate Transportation And Safety Hearing

History

Apr 28, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 288

Apr 7, 2025

Senate

Companion House Bill substituted

Apr 7, 2025

Senate

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