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HB1760 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 68, relative to building inspections.

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Sponsor
Gant, Johnson
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the exact requirements and implications of using third-party inspectors for unrelated inspections, leading to uncertainty in this area.

Building Inspection Changes

This bill changes the time limit for inspecting a building's foundation from one working day to two working days and requires third-party inspectors to do follow-up inspections if they did an initial one.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for inspecting a building's foundation from one working day to two working days.
  • Requires that if someone uses a third-party inspector for a local building inspection, they must use another third-party inspector for any follow-up inspections related to that original inspection.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Builders and property owners who need building inspections in Tennessee.
  • Third-party inspectors hired for local building inspections.

Terms To Know

Building inspection
A check to make sure a building is safe and meets rules before it can be used or sold.
Third-party inspector
An independent person hired by someone else to do inspections, not the government or the builder.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a follow-up inspection is needed but no third-party inspector is available.
  • It's unclear how this will affect small towns with limited access to third-party inspectors.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB1760

Plain English: The amendment changes a part of Tennessee law about building inspections by specifying when third-party inspectors must be used for follow-up inspections.

  • Changes the requirement for using third-party inspectors to conduct subsequent inspections related to locally required building inspections if a third-party inspector was initially hired.
  • The amendment text is technical and does not provide clear examples of what constitutes 'subsequent inspection' or how it differs from other types of inspections.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect the overall process of building inspections in Tennessee.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1784

Plain English: The amendment changes a part of Tennessee law about building inspections by specifying when third-party inspectors must be used for follow-up inspections.

  • Adds rules requiring the use of third-party inspectors for subsequent inspections related to initial locally required building inspections if a third-party inspector was initially hired.
  • The amendment text does not provide details on how this change will be enforced or what happens if someone doesn't follow these new rules.
  • It's unclear from the provided information which specific sections of Tennessee Code Annotated are being amended beyond Section 68-120-101(k)(3)(B).

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  2. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  3. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  4. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  6. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0859)

  7. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026

  8. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  9. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on next avail. cal.

  10. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  11. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  12. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  13. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026

  14. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  16. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  17. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 3/17/2026

  18. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  19. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  20. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  21. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Commerce Committee

  22. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  23. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  25. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  27. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  28. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  29. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 6,
2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1760, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, expand present law's requirements for when a person engages a third-party inspector to complete locally required building inspections, as authorized in present law's statewide building construction safety stand
ards.

In addition to present law, this amendment requires the person or the person's designee to utilize a third-party inspector to conduct any subsequent inspections in the inspection category for which a third-party inspector was initially utilized. If a pe
rson engages a third-party inspector to complete locally required building inspections as authorized, then the person, or the person's designee, must utilize a third-party inspector to conduct any subsequent inspection related to the locally required buil
di
ng inspection for which the person initially engaged the third-party inspector.

However, this amendment does not require a person who engages a third-party inspector to complete a locally required building inspection to engage a third-party inspector for another locally required building inspection other than an inspection related t
o the locally required building inspection for which the person initially engaged the third-party inspector.

This amendment applies to actions taken, and conduct occurring, on or after July 1, 2026.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1784
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 1760
By Gant
HB1760
011481
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 68, relative to building inspections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-120-101(f)(1)(C), is amended by
deleting "one (1) working day" and substituting "two (2) working days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.