SB 1684 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

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.

SB 1684 expands Tennessee's definition of a "disabled driver" to include people in their second or third trimester of pregnancy or those with a pregnancy certified as high-risk by a physician. This change directly affects pregnant individuals seeking eligibility for disabled driver placards, which provide parking privileges. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 21, by adding a new definition under Section 55-21-102(3) to include these pregnancy-related conditions. The policy change allows qualifying pregnant people to obtain disabled placards under the same criteria currently used for other medical disabilities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Signed Apr 27, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0842)
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 4, PNV 3
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0852)
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/11/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bill Powers
RRepublican
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