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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

Quick answers

Did TN HB 475 pass?

No. TN HB 475 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 (2026-05-18): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 885

What is TN HB 475 about?

TN HB 475 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 475?

Vaughan is the primary sponsor of TN HB 475.

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

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0475&ga=114

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