# Tennessee HB 1760: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 68, relative to building inspections. Tennessee HB 1760, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 68, relative to building inspections., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1760-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1760 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 68, relative to building inspections. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Codes - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (148 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New rules for repeat third-party building inspections: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, this Tennessee law applies to actions taken and conduct occurring on or after that date. When you or your representative hire a third-party inspector for a locally required building inspection, later related inspections must also use a third-party inspector. This requirement… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/16/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 958 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-23: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-16: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1019) (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-06: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0859) (House) - 2026-03-30: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-03-30: Reset on next avail. cal. (House) - 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-03: Ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2026-01-21: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0859 (Substitute), 2026-04-06: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0859.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0958.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1784.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1760.pdf) - SA1019: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1019.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) - HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0859 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0859.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0958.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1784.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1760.pdf) - [SA1019 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1019.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1760-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).