Professions and Occupations

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on the consequences of non-compliance or the current number of affected entities.

Changing Notification Time for Polygraph Examiners

This bill shortens the time polygraph examiners and companies have to notify the state about changes in their business address from 30 days to 21 days.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the notification period from 30 days to 21 days for licensed polygraph examiners or companies to inform the commissioner of commerce and insurance about a change in business address.

Who It Names or Affects

• Polygraph examiners who are licensed in Tennessee
• Companies that provide polygraph services in Tennessee

Terms To Know

polygraph examiner

A person trained to operate a lie detector machine and interpret the results.

commissioner of commerce and insurance

The official in charge of overseeing businesses and insurance companies in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens if an examiner or company does not follow this new rule.
• It is unclear how many polygraph examiners or companies are currently affected by the change.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 2580
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 2612
By Jackson
SB2612
012774
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 62 and Title 63, relative to professions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-27-114, is amended by deleting
the section and substituting:
A polygraph examiner or company licensed under this chapter shall notify the
commission in writing within twenty-one (21) days of any change of business address.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.