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HB2292 • 2026

Contractors

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13; Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 66, relative to contractors.

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Sponsor
Hardaway, Oliver
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details about how the department will use the information or specify what actions the board can take against contractors.

Contractor Disciplinary Actions

This bill requires the state board for licensing contractors to inform the department of commerce and insurance about any disciplinary actions against contractors as soon as possible after posting them online.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Tennessee law to add a new rule for the state board that licenses contractors.
  • Requires the board to tell the department of commerce and insurance when it takes action against a contractor upon posting the notice on its website.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state board for licensing contractors in Tennessee
  • Contractors who face disciplinary actions from the board

Terms To Know

disciplinary action
A punishment given to someone who breaks rules or laws.
department of commerce and insurance
An agency that oversees businesses, including contractors, in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the department will use this information.
  • It is unclear what specific actions the board can take against contractors.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed (no second) in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  10. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2507
By Oliver

HOUSE BILL 2292
By Hardaway
HB2292
011887
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13;
Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 66, relative to
contractors.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-6-139, is amended by designating
subsection (a) as subdivision (a)(1) and adding the following new subdivision (a)(2):
(2) Upon posting a disciplinary action under subdivision (a)(1), the board shall
notify the department of commerce and insurance of the disciplinary action as soon as
practicable.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.