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HB1138 • 2026

Safety

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 105, relative to blasting.

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Sponsor
Boyd, Pody
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify that the rule takes immediate effect upon becoming law, only that 'the public welfare requiring it.'

Blasting Safety Act

This bill changes Tennessee's blasting regulations by setting a $50 cap on fees for providing pre-blast survey documents to building owners and occupants within 300 feet of a blast hole.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that blasting companies must give pre-blast survey documents to building owners and occupants at no cost.
  • Limits the fee a company can charge for providing copies of these documents to $50.00 if requested by an owner or occupant within 300 feet of a blast hole.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Building owners and occupants near blasting sites
  • Blasting companies that conduct pre-blast surveys

Terms To Know

Pre-blast survey
A safety check done before a blast to understand the area around it.
Occupant
Someone who lives or works in a building.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a company fails to provide the documents as required.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced and by whom.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to SB0566

Plain English: The amendment changes Tennessee law by adding requirements for blasting firms to offer free pre-blast surveys and provide documentation to owners or occupants of buildings near blast sites under certain conditions.

  • Blasting firms must now offer a free pre-blast survey to the owner or occupant of any building within 300 feet of a blast hole, if the standard distance is exceeded. The offer must be made in writing at least 72 hours before blasting starts.
  • Owners or occupants can request complete documentation of surveys from the blasting firm and the cost for this service cannot exceed $50.
  • These requirements do not apply to permanent blasting operations.
  • The amendment text does not specify what constitutes a 'permanent blasting operation'.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  2. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0585)

  3. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Motion to reconsider withdrawal

  4. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0585)

  5. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  6. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  8. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  9. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  10. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  11. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  12. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

  13. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  15. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  16. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025

  18. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  19. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to Next Available Calendar

  20. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025

  21. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  22. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2025

  23. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  24. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  25. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  26. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee

  27. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  28. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  29. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  30. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  31. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 9, 2026, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 1138 FOR SENATE BILL 56, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1138, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to set a $50.00 cap on the amount that may be charged for providing the owner or occupant of a dwelling house, public building, school, church, commercial, or institutional building normally occupied within 300 feet of a bl
ast hole with a copy of documentation of a pre-blast survey.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 566
By Pody

HOUSE BILL 1138
By Boyd

HB1138
000135
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68,
Chapter 105, relative to blasting.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-105-105(a), is amended by
deleting "shall provide documentation in a timely manner" and substituting "shall provide
documentation in a timely manner and at no cost to the owner or occupant".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.