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HB0536Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 17, relative to motor vehicle dealer licenses.

Introduced

Introduced by Harold Love, District 58

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, authorizes a dealer applicant without an established place of business to be issued a motor vehicle dealer license if the applicant is a nonprofit religious organization that is organized or incorporated in this state, has its certificate of incorporation or authority in good standing with the secretary of state, and has an established program of receiving donations of motor vehicles that it donates to individuals and providing free vehicle repair services to individuals with demonstrated need of a motor vehicle or repair services necessary to the individual's effort to become a self-sufficient member of the workforce. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee

January 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee · March 11, 2025

7

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

7 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
David Hawk5Yes
Fred Atchley12Yes
Dave Wright19Yes
Lowell Russell21Yes
Dan Howell22Yes
Michele Reneau27Yes
Ed Butler41Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  6. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee

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

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

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025

  11. Action def. in Transportation Committee to First Calendar of 2026

  12. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 1/20/2026

  13. Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee

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