---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires the state fire marshal to create a state fire permit that mobile food units may obtain annually to demonstrate fire safety and electrical code compliance to local governments; requires a local government to recognize the state fire permit in its jurisdiction; prohibits the local government from requiring a local fire permit if the mobile food unit holds a state fire permit. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102."
description: "Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires the state fire marshal to create a state fire permit that mobile food units may obtain annually to demonstrate fire safety and electrical code compliance to local governments; requires a local government to recognize the state fire permit in its jurisdiction; prohibits the local government from requiring a local fire permit if the mobile food unit holds a state fire permit. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 814"
citation: "Tennessee HB 814 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fire Prevention and Investigation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f13f13af-9646-4c65-9718-98a99242217b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0814&GA=113"
source_hash: "aef997f5296872ed27ed0141a1728ff8efd399518887e258989dacba86c7c857"
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 814 (113) — Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires the state fire marshal to create a state fire permit that mobile food units may obtain annually to demonstrate fire safety and electrical code compliance to local governments; requires a local government to recognize the state fire permit in its jurisdiction; prohibits the local government from requiring a local fire permit if the mobile food unit holds a state fire permit. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0086** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0086.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0097.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0345** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0345.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0495** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0495.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0814.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/7/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/28/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 4 2 & 3 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 4/21/2023 Passed — **92–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davis — 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`
- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-15** Placed behind the budget
- **2023-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-21** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA2 and SA3 Ayes 92, Nays 1 PNV 0 HB0814
- **2023-04-21** H. Placed on Message Calendar #4 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0495)
- **2023-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0345)
- **2023-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0097)
- **2023-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0086) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-25** 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`
- **2023-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-19** Pub. Ch. 390

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f13f13af-9646-4c65-9718-98a99242217b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).