AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to motor vehicles.

Description

Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON MARCH 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 608, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, prohibit the motor vehicle commission ("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. Present law authorizes the commission to deny an application for a license, or revoke or suspend the license, of a manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch or factory branch or officer, agent or other representative because such person refused to deliver to a motor vehicle dealer having a franchise or contractual arrangement for the retail sale of new and unused motor vehicles sold or distributed by the person, a motor vehicle publicly advertised for immediate delivery within 60 days after the dealer's order was received. Present law provides the grounds for which the commission may deny an application for a license, or revoke or suspend the license, of a manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch, factory branch or officer, agent or other representative. This amendment adds to those grounds by authorizing the commission to deny an application for a license, or revoke or suspend the license, of a manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch, factory branch or officer, agent or other representative who has engaged in any of the following actions:  Required, coerced, or attempted to coerce

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Progress

1. IntroducedJan 28, 2025
2. Sent to committeeFeb 10, 2026