Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes, effective January 1, 2027, temporary placards to be issued to a female who has a pregnancy certified to be high risk by her physician. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21.
HB 1457 amends Tennessee law to expand the definition of "disabled driver" to include pregnant individuals in their second or third trimester or those with a physician-certified high-risk pregnancy. This change directly affects pregnant people who meet these medical criteria, allowing them to qualify for disabled driver placards previously reserved for other disabilities. The bill adds specific language to TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, requiring physician certification for high-risk pregnancies to establish eligibility. It does not alter existing requirements for other disability categories but extends access to a new group seeking placard benefits.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action May 4, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
16
Committee
20
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/24/2026
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Transportation Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Transportation Committee to 3/17/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/3/2026
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Transportation Committee to Next Available Calendar
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/17/2026
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/10/2026
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 2/10/2026
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/3/2026
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gino Bulso
RRepublican
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