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SB2622 • 2026

Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of

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

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Sponsor
Campbell, Mitchell
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 summary does not provide details on how existing homes or installations will be affected.

Building Safety Act

This bill changes the inspection period for installed manufactured homes from 20 to 25 business days after receiving an installer's report.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the inspection period from 20 business days to 25 business days after receiving a report about an installed manufactured home.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Manufactured home installers who must submit reports within the new timeframe.
  • The Department of Commerce and Insurance which enforces these rules.

Terms To Know

Business days
Days from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays.
Manufactured home
A prefabricated house that is built in a factory and then transported to its final location for installation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an inspection is delayed beyond the new timeframe.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect existing homes or installations before the law takes effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2288
By Mitchell

SENATE BILL 2622
By Campbell
SB2622
012275
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 68, relative to building safety.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-126-406(e), is amended by
deleting "twenty (20) business days" and substituting "twenty-five (25) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.