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Tennessee Senate Bill SB1017

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

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12-PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 73
13-SENATE BILL NO. 1017
14-By White, Akbari, Gardenhire, Jackson, Powers, Rose, Taylor, Southerland
15-Substituted for: House Bill No. 1350
16-By Littleton, Harris, Sherrell, Hardaway, Russell, Renea Jones, Garringer, Eldridge, Hawk, Moody,
17-Helton-Haynes
18-AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4, relative
19-to veterans with disabilities.
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5+SENATE BILL 1017
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13+AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55,
14+Chapter 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4, relative to
15+veterans with disabilities.
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2017 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
2118 SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-21-106, is amended by deleting
2219 subsection (h) and substituting instead:
23-(h)(1) A veteran who qualifies for issuance of a registration and license plate issued
24-free to disabled veterans under the authority of§ 55-4-256 may, in lieu of issuance of
25-that plate, apply to be issued free a distinguishing placard for disabled veterans.
26-(2) A veteran who has applied for and been issued a registration and license
27-plate issued free to disabled veterans under the authority of § 55-4-256 may apply to
28-also be issued a distinguishing placard for disabled veterans upon payment of the
29-cost of the placard, which must be the same as the regular fee for passenger motor
30-vehicles, as provided in§ 55-4-111.
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21+(1) A veteran who qualifies for issuance of a registration and license
22+plate issued free to disabled veterans under the authority of § 55-4-256 may, in
23+lieu of issuance of that plate, apply to be issued free a distinguishing placard for
24+disabled veterans.
25+(2) A veteran who has applied for and been issued a registration and
26+license plate issued free to disabled veterans under the authority of § 55-4-256
27+may apply to also be issued a distinguishing placard for disabled veterans upon
28+payment of the cost of the placard, which must be the same as the regular fee for
29+passenger motor vehicles, as provided in § 55-4-111.
3130 (3) The distinguishing placard for disabled veterans issued under this
3231 subsection (h) may be used in lieu of any distinguishing license plate for parking
33-purposes when displayed in accordance with the directions written on or supplied with
34-the placard. The department may establish procedures for the issuance of the
35-disabled veteran placards.
36-(i) As used in this section, "certificate" includes registration and license plates issued
37-free to disabled veterans under the authority of § 55-4-256, and distinguishing placards
38-issued to disabled veterans under subsection (h).
39-SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it. PASSED:
40-SENATE BILL NO. 1017
41-March 17, 2025
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46-SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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48-CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
49-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
50-APPROVED this ~ day of c{)W-<.P-.. 2025
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52---BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
32+purposes when displayed in accordance with the directions written on or supplied
33+with the placard. The department may establish procedures for the issuance of
34+the disabled veteran placards.
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39+(i) As used in this section, "certificate" includes registration and license plates
40+issued free to disabled veterans under the authority of § 55-4-256, and distinguishing
41+placards issued to disabled veterans under subsection (h).
42+ SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.