---
type: "Bill"
title: "Contractors - As enacted, revises various provisions governing contractors. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 66."
description: "Contractors - As enacted, revises various provisions governing contractors. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2706"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2706 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contractors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gant", "Rose"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19da0563-7cab-47a5-b069-1ec7f4c48529"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2706&GA=111"
source_hash: "c4c2fb06c13ec514cd0e094ae3fc71eba273bb5ccf276b249621ef0d0f80822c"
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 2706 (111) — Contractors - As enacted, revises various provisions governing contractors. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0829** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0829.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0911** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0911.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0707** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0707.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0708** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0708.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2706.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/16/2020 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/3/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020 6/11/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 6/9/2020 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/10/2020 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/10/2020 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gant — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-10** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2020-03-04** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-04** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 6/3/2020
- **2020-06-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 6/9/2020
- **2020-06-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-06-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0707)
- **2020-06-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0708)
- **2020-06-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-06-16** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-16** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0911) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0829) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-16** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 749
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 749
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 07/01/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19da0563-7cab-47a5-b069-1ec7f4c48529`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).