# Tennessee HB 1985: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 32, relative to alarm systems contractors. Tennessee HB 1985, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 32, relative to alarm systems contractors., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1985-2025-2026 - 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 1985 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 32, relative to alarm systems contractors. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Professions and Occupations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (152 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Technology service businesses gain alarm contractor exemption: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee exempts qualifying managed services providers from alarm-system contractor requirements. These businesses manage and maintain customers’ information technology systems. To qualify, they must directly sell, install, or maintain an IP camera connected to their o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 998 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-27: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1002) (Senate) - 2026-04-21: 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 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-06: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0960) (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/1/2026 (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) - 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0960 (Substitute), 2026-04-06: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0960.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0998.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1985.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1985.pdf) - SA1002: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1002.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. 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(failed) ## Sources - [HA0960 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0960.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0998.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1985.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1985.pdf) - [SA1002 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1002.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [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 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) - [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-HB1985-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).