TN HB 537
died on adjournmentMotor 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 537 pass?
No. TN HB 537 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-02): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 157
What is TN HB 537 about?
TN HB 537 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 537?
Camper is the primary sponsor of TN HB 537.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-02 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 157
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Camperprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-29
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-03
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-05
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-05
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-26
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
2025-03-04
Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/11/2025
2025-03-05
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
2025-03-11
Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
2025-03-12
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
2025-03-18
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-19
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025
2025-03-24
Sponsor(s) Added pur. Rule 52
sponsorship
2025-03-25
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-26
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
2025-03-27
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
2025-03-27
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-31
Comp. SB subst.
2025-03-31
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-05-02
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 157
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Votes
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (2)
2025-03-18 · pass · 9-0
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2025 Passed
2025-03-25 · pass · 19-0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 3/27/2025 (1)
2025-03-31 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 228
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