HB 2145 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, creates an offense for possessing or distributing a license plate flipper. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

This Tennessee law makes it a crime to buy, own, sell, or distribute devices known as license plate flippers. These devices are tools that can swap out a car's license plate or hide the plate number from view. The bill classifies possessing such a device as a Class B misdemeanor and selling or distributing them as a Class A misdemeanor. This change applies to anyone involved in the purchase, possession, or trade of these specific plate-altering tools.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2024 Last action May 13, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 18, 2024

How they voted

92–0
Passed
Total votes 92
Apr 18, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican71
71 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Apr 18, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0)
house
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/20/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/14/2024
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
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Party
State
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Photo of Greg Martin
Greg Martin
RRepublican
TN
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