---
type: "Bill"
title: "Codes - As enacted, makes changes to present law concerning residential and energy codes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 19 and Title 68, Chapter 120."
description: "Codes - As enacted, makes changes to present law concerning residential and energy codes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 19 and Title 68, Chapter 120."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 799"
citation: "Tennessee HB 799 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Codes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zachary"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c94b604a-05a7-45d3-ab59-8086ab3530ff"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0799&GA=113"
source_hash: "b9ace430df1ca825bcf430584f53d4dab70cce39112c4cc7395c44bb8becfbc1"
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 799 (113) — Codes - As enacted, makes changes to present law concerning residential and energy codes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 19 and Title 68, Chapter 120.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0137** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0137.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0299** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0299.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0799.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/7/2023 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **74–20** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023 3/16/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/14/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0137) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-30** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0299)
- **2023-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 312

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c94b604a-05a7-45d3-ab59-8086ab3530ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).