HB 816 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Driver Licenses - As enacted, limits to four the number of points that may be assessed to a person's driver record for the offense of operating a motor vehicle while the person's driving privilege is canceled, suspended, or revoked. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

HB 816 limits the number of points assessed against a driver's license for operating a vehicle while the license is canceled, suspended, or revoked to four points. It directly affects drivers who face this specific offense, which occurs when someone drives despite having an invalid license. The bill achieves this by reclassifying such violations as "nonmoving traffic violations" under Tennessee law, which typically carry fewer points than moving violations. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and is now enacted.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed May 21, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

307
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 17, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
23 Yea 7 Nay
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
18
Committee
16
Amendments
1
May 21, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 5
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0161)
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Driver's License Calendar
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ron Travis
Ron Travis
RRepublican
TN
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