NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As of January 1, 2026, Tennessee implemented a state law that will directly change the content of its driver licensing tests by requiring all new drivers to correctly identify three ...

A new Tennessee law taking effect in January tightens driver’s license and vehicle registration rules, with implications for ...

There’s a growing push in the USA to increase road safety by targeting drivers who don’t read or write in English. Now, that push is making its way through the Tennessee state legislation. Lawmakers ...

Usually, the basic criterion to get a driver's license is to know how to drive so you can pass the driving test. Now though, Tennessee's new law will require a person to be proficient in spoken and ...

Nearly 45,000 written Tennessee driver's exams last year were taken in a language other than English — 12% of all tests taken. The data, provided in an email this week by a state agency, shows the ...

House and Senate Republicans have approved a measure that would require Tennessee driver's tests to be given only in English, a policy widely opposed by the state's business and economic development ...

The bill, HB 556, was sponsored by Rep. Kip Capley, R-Summertown. The bill failed in a 5-3 vote in the House Transportation Subcommittee on Tuesday. An Republican-led effort to require the state to ...

Tennessee's licensing process works in phases to gradually acclimate new drivers to life as a responsible motorist. Drivers with an intermediate driver's license have certain liberties, but also face ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would require driver license applicants who cannot speak and read English sufficiently to receive a restricted license for one year ...