Tennessee · House Bill 88 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to military waivers for commercial driver licenses.

  1. Introduced Jan 10, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires the department of safety to waive the knowledge test, and accept alternative requirements, for active duty and honorably discharged service members and members of the national guard or the armed forces reserves applying for temporary commercial learner's permits; identifies certain alternative requirements, which include operating a commercial motor vehicle in the military in combination with a good driving record. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

Every action

26 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  4. CommitteeRef. to Transportation Committee · House Transportation Committee
  5. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee · House Transportation Subcommittee
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/8/2023 · House Transportation Subcommittee
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  9. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee · House Transportation Committee
  10. CommitteePlaced on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/14/2023 · House Transportation Committee
  11. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  12. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  13. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  14. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  15. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/22/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  16. HouseAction Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Driver License Calendar
  17. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  18. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  1. CommitteePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 422

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 22 cosponsors: 17 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 party unknown.

  • PM Pat MarshR Primary sponsor · District 62
All 22 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.