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Tennessee General Assembly · SB 1297 · Sponsor(s) Added.

Driver Licenses - As enacted, prohibits the use of digital driver licenses and digital photo identification licenses for voter identification purposes; regulates the use, retention, and disclosure of data submitted by pe

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-7-112 and Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to licenses. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Driver Licenses - As enacted, prohibits the use of digital driver licenses and digital photo identification licenses for voter identification purposes; regulates the use, retention, and disclosure of data submitted by persons participating in the digital driver license system, including biometric identifiers; prohibits geolocation data from being collected for purposes of the digital driver license system; revises other provisions related to driver licenses. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-112 and Titl
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Feb 6, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 10, 2025

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 10, 2025

House

P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee · Feb 12, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee · Feb 12, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/18/2025 · Feb 12, 2025

House

Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/4/2025 · Feb 18, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 20, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Feb 20, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/4/2025 · Feb 26, 2025

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee · Mar 4, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/11/2025 · Mar 5, 2025

House

Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/18/2025 · Mar 11, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025 · Mar 12, 2025

House

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 18, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 20, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 · Apr 2, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 · Apr 3, 2025

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0118) · Apr 7, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 7, 2025

House

Passed H., as am., Ayes 83, Nays 7, PNV 4 · Apr 7, 2025

House

Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Apr 8, 2025

House

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Apr 9, 2025

Senate

Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Apr 10, 2025

Senate

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0055) · Apr 10, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 1, PNV 3 · Apr 10, 2025

Senate

Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Apr 11, 2025

House

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 14, 2025

House

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Transmitted to Governor for his action. · Apr 16, 2025

House

Signed by Governor. · Apr 24, 2025

Senate

Pub. Ch. 297 · Apr 28, 2025

Senate

Effective date(s) 04/24/2025 · Apr 28, 2025

Senate

Filed for introduction · Feb 6, 2025

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee · Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025 · Feb 26, 2025

Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 5, 2025

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 1, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025 · Apr 8, 2025

Senate

Companion House Bill substituted · Apr 10, 2025

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 10, 2025

Senate

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

JohnsonReevesMassey

Recorded votes

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2025-03-05 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Sponsor(s) Added. (Apr 10, 2025).