---
type: "Bill"
title: "Contractors - As enacted, authorizes the state board for licensing contractors, without cause, to require a financial statement of a licensure applicant that is reviewed or audited and attested to by a licensed public accountant or certified public accountant if the board has reason to believe it is in the best interest of the public safety and welfare. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6."
description: "Contractors - As enacted, authorizes the state board for licensing contractors, without cause, to require a financial statement of a licensure applicant that is reviewed or audited and attested to by a licensed public accountant or certified public accountant if the board has reason to believe it is in the best interest of the public safety and welfare. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1903"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1903 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contractors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burkhart"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ebe83e9-378a-498b-9f53-cf8cc370e923"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1903&GA=113"
source_hash: "e164300e6a967698e0a9c919c0be40d4d3bb055ca4ed5fc9a6d0b38a90117af7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 1903 (113) — Contractors - As enacted, authorizes the state board for licensing contractors, without cause, to require a financial statement of a licensure applicant that is reviewed or audited and attested to by a licensed public accountant or certified public accountant if the board has reason to believe it is in the best interest of the public safety and welfare. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0572** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0572.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0627** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0627.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1903.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/20/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024 2/29/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/21/2024 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burkhart — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0572) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0627)
- **2024-03-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/09/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 664

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ebe83e9-378a-498b-9f53-cf8cc370e923`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).