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TN HB 475

died on adjournment

Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the motor vehicle commission from denying an application for a license, or revoking or suspending the license, of a manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch or factory branch or officer, agent or other representative because such person has failed to deliver motor vehicles within 60 days of a dealer's order due to an act of God, a work stoppage or delay due to a strike or other labor action, a lack of available manufacturing capacity, a freight embargo, or other cause or material issue over which the person has no control; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-03
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 885
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Vaughanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-05

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2026-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-10

    Ref. to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-11

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  7. 2026-02-18

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-25

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026

  9. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/11/2026

  10. 2026-03-04

    No Action Taken

  11. 2026-03-11

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026

  13. 2026-03-19

    Re-ref. Commerce Committee

  14. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026

  15. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/8/2026

  16. 2026-04-01

    Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/8/2026

  17. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  18. 2026-04-08

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  20. 2026-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  21. 2026-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  22. 2026-05-18

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 885

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/18/2026 Passed

    2026-02-18 · pass · 10-0

  • HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2026 Passed

    2026-03-11 · pass · 21-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Re-ref. Commerce Committee 3/19/2026

    2026-03-19 · fail · 0-0

  • HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2026 Passed

    2026-04-08 · pass · 19-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

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