Proposed bill would require all Tennessee license plates to carry the phrase 'In God We Trust'

Heavy traffic on I-24 crawls past Chattanooga as people travel home from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016.
Heavy traffic on I-24 crawls past Chattanooga as people travel home from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016.

A bill filed Wednesday in the House would require all state license plates to carry the phrase "In God We Trust."

The bill filed by West Tennessee Republican Rep. Bill Sanderson, of Kenton, calls for all of the state's license plates to be redesigned and replaced as registration is renewed or new vehicles are purchased. Sanderson said he's still working out some of the details with the Department of Safety.

Sanderson said the legislation came following calls and petitions from constituents who had seen similar displays in other states.

Read the full story from our news partner, The Tennessean, here.

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