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SB0149 • 2026

Safety

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 7; Title 13; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to permitting.

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Sponsor
Pody
Last action
2025-01-27
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how existing projects or permits will be affected by the new time limit for inspections.

Safety Permitting Changes

This bill changes the time limit for inspections of new construction and building renovations from ten business days to ten calendar days.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for inspections of new construction and building renovations from ten business days to ten calendar days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State fire marshal and other state agencies responsible for inspections
  • Builders and property owners who need inspections

Terms To Know

business days
Days from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays.
calendar days
All days of the week including weekends and holidays.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if inspections cannot be completed within ten calendar days.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect existing building projects or permits that are already in progress.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 149
By Pody

SB0149
001069
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 7; Title 13; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to
permitting.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-120-123, is amended by deleting
"ten (10) business days" and substituting "ten (10) calendar days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.