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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 688
SENATE BILL NO. 1479
By Gardenhire, Massey, Campbell, Pody, Akbari, Oliver, Seal, Stevens, Yarbro
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1551
By Davis, Chism, Dixie, Parkinson, Love, Camper, Salinas, Pearson, Wright
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3,
relative to licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301(a}, is amended by deleting the
language "to provide a photo identification license" and substituting instead the language "to provide
a driver license, pursuant to title 55, chapter 50, part 3, or a photo identification license".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301(b)(1}, is amended by inserting
the language "driver license, pursuant to title 55, chapter 50, part 3, or a" immediately preceding the
language "photo identification license".
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301(b)(2), is amended by inserting
the language "driver license or" immediately preceding the language "photo identification license to
all eligible inmates".
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301(b)(3}, is amended by inserting
the language "or driver license" immediately after the language "photo identification license".
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301(b)(4), is amended by inserting
the language "or driver license" immediately after the language "photo identification license"
wherever it appears and by inserting the language "or driver licenses issued pursuant to title 55,
chapter 50, part 3" after the language "photo identification licenses issued pursuant to§ 55-50-336".
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301(b)(5), is amended by inserting
the language "or driver licenses" immediately after the language "photo identification licenses".
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301(b)(6), is amended by inserting
the language "or driver license pursuant to title 55, chapter 50, part 3" immediately after the
language "photo identification license pursuant to § 55-50-336".
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
55-50-357. Renewal of driver license for inmates leaving incarceration.
(a) The department of safety shall work with the department of correction on the
renewal of a driver license upon release of a person from incarceration, if the person is
otherwise eligible for a driver license and meets all documentation requirements for
issuance. Any driver license that has been expired for more than one (1) renewal cycle is
subject to § 55-50-338(a)(3).
(b) The departments of safety and correction may enter into a data-sharing
agreement to facilitate the exchange of necessary data to carry out this section.
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(c) The departments of correction and safety are each authorized to promulgate
policies and rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in
title 4, chapter 5, to implement this section.
SECTION 9. The heading in this act is for reference purposes only and does not constitute a
part of the law enacted by this act. However, the Tennessee Code Commission is requested to
include the heading in any compilation or publication containing this act.
SECTION 10. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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SENATE BILL NO. 1479
PASSED: March 30, 2026
RANDY McllALLY
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this /l{-f::t day of Pv>c; 1 2026
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