Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the motor vehicle commission from denying an application for a license, or revoking or suspending the license, of a manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch or factory branch or officer, agent or other representative because such person has failed to deliver motor vehicles within 60 days of a dealer's order due to an act of God, a work stoppage or delay due to a strike or other labor action, a lack of available manufacturing capacity, a freight embargo, or other cause or material issue over which the person has no control; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 55.

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History

1. 2026
   1. May 18Pub. Ch. 885Latest
   2. May 18Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
   3. May 5Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
   4. Apr 23Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
   5. Apr 21Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   6. Apr 21Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   7. Apr 20Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
   8. Apr 16Subst. for comp. HB.Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   9. Apr 16Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0677)Minor
   10. Apr 16Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0Passed House
   11. Mar 5Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
   12. Mar 3Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   13. Mar 2Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0503)
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   14. Mar 2Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0Passed Senate
   15. Mar 2Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
   16. Feb 27Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
   17. Feb 24Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
       • Vote recorded SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/24/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   18. Feb 17Recalled from Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
   19. Feb 17Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
   20. Feb 17Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
2. 2025
   1. Feb 13Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Transportation & Safety CommitteeMinor
   2. Feb 10Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
   3. Jan 31Filed for introductionIntroduced