---
type: "Bill"
title: "Safety - As enacted, authorizes the use of certain third-party examiners, inspectors, engineers, and professionals in lieu of a local or state examiner, inspector, engineer, or professional for certain permitted processes and requirements; establishes procedures and requirements for the use of a third-party examiner, inspector, engineer, or professional. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120; Title 68, Chapter 221 and Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1."
description: "Safety - As enacted, authorizes the use of certain third-party examiners, inspectors, engineers, and professionals in lieu of a local or state examiner, inspector, engineer, or professional for certain permitted processes and requirements; establishes procedures and requirements for the use of a third-party examiner, inspector, engineer, or professional. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120; Title 68, Chapter 221 and Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2100"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2100 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4f2d5b2-480a-433f-b03e-a8da0e74ce72"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2100&GA=113"
source_hash: "a4a46edd172ab2163fcc1f69bfad6e10b43952307ef49ebfbfda2aedbbc3dd84"
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 SB 2100 (113) — Safety - As enacted, authorizes the use of certain third-party examiners, inspectors, engineers, and professionals in lieu of a local or state examiner, inspector, engineer, or professional for certain permitted processes and requirements; establishes procedures and requirements for the use of a third-party examiner, inspector, engineer, or professional. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120; Title 68, Chapter 221 and Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0749** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0749.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0551** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0551.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0598** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0598.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2100.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 2/20/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/8/2024 Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **83–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-13** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2024-02-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0598)
- **2024-03-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0551)
- **2024-03-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-28** Passed H., as am., Ayes 83, Nays 2, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0749) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/8/2024
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/8/2024
- **2024-04-08** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0749) `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 10/01/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 771

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4f2d5b2-480a-433f-b03e-a8da0e74ce72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).