HB 2530 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Boards and Commissions - As enacted, revises law regulating professions under the department of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 62, Chapter 18; Title 62, Chapter 2; Title 62, Chapter 20; Title 62, Chapter 27; Title 62, Chapter 35; Title 62, Chapter 4; Title 62, Chapter 6; Title 62, Chapter 76; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 68, Chapter 105.

HB 2530 transfers oversight of land surveyors from the state board of examiners for land surveyors to the state board of examiners for architects and engineers. It removes the registration requirement for interior designers and eliminates a funding mechanism that previously allocated contractor licensing fees to the Go Build Tennessee Act. These changes affect land surveyors, interior designers, and contractor licensing programs by altering regulatory oversight and financial provisions. The bill amends multiple Tennessee Code sections related to occupational licensing boards, streamlining oversight for certain professions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed May 21, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
18
Committee
16
Amendments
1
May 21, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 4, PNV 1
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0664)
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 1
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/31/2026
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/16/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/4/2026
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Government Operations for Review
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of William Lamberth
William Lamberth
RRepublican
TN
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