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type: "Bill"
title: "Contractors - As enacted, exempts from the definition of \"contractor\" for purposes of the Contractors Licensing Act of 1994 persons who erect or install certain on-premises advertising signs and displays. - Amends TCA Title 62."
description: "Contractors - As enacted, exempts from the definition of \"contractor\" for purposes of the Contractors Licensing Act of 1994 persons who erect or install certain on-premises advertising signs and displays. - Amends TCA Title 62."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 704"
citation: "Tennessee HB 704 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contractors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe", "Hicks T"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd471b13-8697-4ca2-9fbf-1607f2abd1a5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0704&GA=112"
source_hash: "ee7833d2ca4c2bccc03d24a01382b545d6a29470f1bac1befc36aa40fddc7d64"
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 704 (112) — Contractors - As enacted, exempts from the definition of "contractor" for purposes of the Contractors Licensing Act of 1994 persons who erect or install certain on-premises advertising signs and displays. - Amends TCA Title 62.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0704.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/24/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/30/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2021 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Crowe — primary (person)
- Hicks T — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-30** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 198
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/22/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 198
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd471b13-8697-4ca2-9fbf-1607f2abd1a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).