---
type: "Bill"
title: "Codes - As enacted, authorizes certain persons entering into employment as a municipal or county building, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical inspector with an exempt jurisdiction to perform certain services. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120, Part 1."
description: "Codes - As enacted, authorizes certain persons entering into employment as a municipal or county building, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical inspector with an exempt jurisdiction to perform certain services. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 296"
citation: "Tennessee HB 296 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Codes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Freeman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbeb33fd-1b83-408b-a8b4-39b6157db827"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0296&GA=113"
source_hash: "c6b524678074d5be107e03726f656fe2f395670bf178cbc68a715c4c16518007"
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 296 (113) — Codes - As enacted, authorizes certain persons entering into employment as a municipal or county building, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical inspector with an exempt jurisdiction to perform certain services. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0345** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0345.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0346** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0346.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0347** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0347.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0475** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0475.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0296.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023 4/6/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/14/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/20/2023 Passed — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023 4/6/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/19/2023 Passed (2) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/21/2023 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Freeman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/4/2023
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/4/2023
- **2023-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0347) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0346) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0345) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0475)
- **2023-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 86, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0296
- **2023-04-21** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0
- **2023-04-21** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 92, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-21** Conference Committee appointed. Yarbro, Rose, Bailey
- **2023-04-21** Conf. comm. appointed. (Freeman, Vaughan, Gillespie)
- **2023-04-21** H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence
- **2023-04-21** Senate refused to recede from amendment
- **2023-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. SA1
- **2023-04-21** Motion to reconsider concurring SA1
- **2023-04-21** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2023-04-26** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-18** Pub. Ch. 376

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbeb33fd-1b83-408b-a8b4-39b6157db827`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).