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SB2605 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to service release inspections.

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Sponsor
Southerland
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the extension will impact existing regulations or safety standards, leaving this as an open question.

Extending Service Release Inspection Period

This bill changes the time limit for service release inspections from 45 days to nine months.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that service release inspections are valid for up to nine months instead of just 45 days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People and companies involved in building projects that need service release inspections.

Terms To Know

service release inspection
A temporary check to allow testing equipment during construction for up to nine months.
commissioned deputy electrical inspector
A person appointed by the commissioner of commerce and insurance to do inspections.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear how this extension will affect existing regulations or safety standards.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law authorizes

t
he commissioner of commerce and insurance
to
appoint a person,
who is
acting through a professional corporation pursuant to the Tennessee Professional Corporation Act
and
meets
certain
qualifications
,
as a commissioned deputy electrical inspector, who
has
all the power of other deputies and assistants to enter any building or premises to make inspections of the buildings and their contents, and to report the inspections in writing to the commissioner.

Present law provides that a
service release inspection is temporary service to allow for testing of equipment, environmental conditioning
,
and special operational equipment for construction.

The inspection is valid for a period of
45
days on designated circuits only.
This bill extends the time period in which the inspection is valid from 45 days to nine months.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2605
By Southerland
SB2605
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68,
Chapter 102, relative to service release
inspections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-102-143(e)(1), is amended by
deleting "forty-five (45) days" and substituting "nine (9) months".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.