---
type: "Bill"
title: "Business and Commerce - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to building codes and utilities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 68."
description: "Business and Commerce - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to building codes and utilities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2834"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2834 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business and Commerce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d80bfdb-8e1c-4e31-9ba6-8e992543b73e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2834&GA=113"
source_hash: "4124f6973a80107e489f9d95560e38ea3344956a09e608a246398c2ca01f1e4a"
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 2834 (113) — Business and Commerce - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to building codes and utilities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0878** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0878.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0909** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0909.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2834.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **76–15** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/27/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0909)
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 15, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0878) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 04/29/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 820

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d80bfdb-8e1c-4e31-9ba6-8e992543b73e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).