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TN HB 537

died on adjournment

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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-03
Status date
—
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

  1. 2025-01-29

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  6. 2025-03-04

    Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/11/2025

  7. 2025-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  8. 2025-03-11

    Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  9. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  10. 2025-03-18

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025

  12. 2025-03-24

    Sponsor(s) Added pur. Rule 52

    sponsorship

  13. 2025-03-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  15. 2025-03-27

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025

  16. 2025-03-27

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2025-03-31

    Comp. SB subst.

  18. 2025-03-31

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  19. 2025-05-02

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 157

Versions

Documents

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

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0537&ga=114

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