Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, enacts the "Law Enforcement’s Safer Tennessee Electronic Registration (LESTER) Act," which clarifies that law enforcement is required to accept a digital copy of vehicle registration as proof of registration. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55.

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History

1. 2025
   1. May 2Pub. Ch. 157Latest
   2. May 2Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
   3. Apr 11Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
   4. Apr 3Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
   5. Apr 2Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   6. Apr 2Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   7. Apr 1Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
   8. Mar 31Subst. for comp. HB.Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   9. Mar 31Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0159)Minor
   10. Mar 31Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0Passed House
   11. Feb 27Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
   12. Feb 24Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0001)
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/24/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   13. Feb 24Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 1Passed Senate
   14. Feb 24Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
   15. Feb 24Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   16. Feb 20Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025
   17. Feb 19Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
       • Vote recorded TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/19/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   18. Feb 12Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/19/2025
   19. Feb 10Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety CommitteeMinor
   20. Jan 27Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
   21. Jan 17Filed for introductionIntroduced