Rules of the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors — Introduction

RULES OF THE TENNESSEE BOARD FOR LICENSING CONTRACTORS 500 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1131 Chapter Title

0680-01 ............................................................................................................................................ Licensing

0680-02 ............................................................................ Rules of Procedure for Hearing Contested Cases

0680-03 ............................................................................................................ Limited Licensed Electricians

0680-04 ................................................................................................................ Limited Licensed Plumbers

0680-05………………………………………………………………………………..……. Pre-Licensing Courses

0680-06……………………………………………………………………………… ... General Liability Insurance

0680-07……………………………………………... General Regulations for Home Improvement Contractors

0680-08………………………………………………………………………………………... Go Build Tennessee

0680-09………………………………………………………………………………….. ....... Continuing Education

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY Original chapter 0680-01 was filed on July 22, 1974, to be effective on August 21, 1974. The

Administrative History following each Rule gives the date on which the rule was certified, or the date on which the rule was filed and its effective date, if promulgated after March 11, 1974. The Administrative History after each Rule also shows the date of any amendments or repeals. Repealed and new chapter 0680-01 filed January 20, 1977; effective February 19, 1977. Original Chapter 0680-02 filed November 22, 1978; effective January 8, 1979. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.01 through 0680-01-.16 filed May 19, 1980; effective July 3, 1980. Repeal of rule 0680-01-.17 filed May 19, 1980; effective July 3, 1980. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.01, 0680-01-.05, 0680-01-.08, 0680-01-.10, 0680-01-.13, 0680-01-.14, and 0680-01-.16 filed September 16, 1981; effective November 2, 1981. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.01, 0680-01-.02, 0680-01-02-.06, 0680-01-02-.09, 0680-01-02-.10, 0680- 01-.13 and original rule 0680-01-.18 filed June 28, 1984; effective July 28, 1984. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.02, 0680-01-.06, 0680-01-.13, and 0680-01-.16 filed October 16, 1985; effective November 15, 1985. Original rule 0680-01-.19 filed January 21, 1986; effective February 20, 1986. Amendment to rule 0680-01-.01 filed July 14, 1989; effective August 28, 1989. Repeal of rule 0680-01-.05 filed July 14, 1989; effective August 28, 1989. Original rule 0680-01-.20 filed July 14, 1989; effective August 28, 1989. Original rule 0680-01-.21 filed February 25, 1993; effective April 11, 1993. Amendment to rules 0680-01-.01 through 0680-01-.03, 0680-01-.06, 0680-01-.09, 0680-01-.10, 0680-01- .13, 0680-01-.14, 0680-01-.16, 0680-01-.18, 0680-01-.19 and 0680-01-.21; original rules 0680-01-.22,

0680-01-.23 and 0680-01-.24 and repeal of rule 0680-01-.04 filed January 31, 1995; effective April 16, 1996. Original chapter 0680-03 filed June 19, 2001; effective September 2, 2001. Amendment to rule 0680-01-.16 filed June 25, 2003; effective September 8, 2003. Original chapter 0680-04 filed August 31, 2005; effective November 14, 2005. Amendment to rule 0680-01-.02 and repeal and new rule 0680-01-.20 filed September 12, 2005; effective November 26, 2005. Public necessity rule original chapter 0680-05 filed December 27, 2006; expired June 10, 2007. Public necessity rule 0680-05 filed June 11, 2007; expires November 23, 2007. Public necessity rule original chapter 0680-06 filed June 29, 2007; expires December 11, 2007. Original chapter 0680-05 filed May 10, 2007; effective July 24, 2007. Public necessity chapter 0680-06 filed June 29, 2007; expired December 11, 2007. Public necessity chapter 0680-06 filed December 11, 2007; effective through May 24, 2008. Public necessity chapter 0680-06 filed on December 11, 2007, expired effective May 25, 2008. Rule reverted to its previous status. Public necessity chapter 0680-06 filed May 29, 2008; effective through November 10, 2008. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.10 and .14, and new chapter 0680-06 filed April 28; effective July 12, 2008. Original rule 0680-01-.25 filed March 19, 2009; effective June 2, 2009. Original chapter 0680-07 filed March 19, 2009; effective June 2, 2009. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.16 and .25, repeal and new rules 0680-01-.09 and .24, and original rule

0680-01-.25 filed July 25, 2011; effective October 23, 2011. Amendment to rule 0680-04-.01 and original rule 0680-04-.07 filed July 25, 2011; effective October 23, 2011. Repeal and new rules 0680-01-.13 and .16, amendment to rule 0680-04-.05, and new rules 0680-01-.26,

0680-01-.27, 0680-01-.28, and 0680-01-.29 filed October 9, 2012; effective January 7, 2013. Original rule 0680-01-.29 filed October 9, 2012, which was stayed on December, 20, 2012, was to be effective January 7, 2013. After the stay the effective date of the filing was to become effective March 8, 2013. However the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors filed a withdrawal of the rule effective February 5, 2013. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.16 and 0680-01-.27, and original rule 0680-01-.29 filed November 22, 2013; effective February 20, 2014. Original rules 0680-01-.30 and 0680-07-.15 filed November 17, 2016; effective February 15, 2017. Original rules 0680-08-.01 through 0680-08-.08 filed July 18, 2017; effective October 16, 2017. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.02, 0680-01-.13, 0680-01-.16, 0680-01-.24, 0680-01-.28, and 0680-07- .08 and original rules 0680-07-.16 through 0680-07-.18 filed June 8, 2017; to have been effective September 6, 2017. However, the Government Operations Committee filed a 45-day stay of the effective date of the rules on August 17, 2017; new effective date October 21, 2017. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.13 and 0680-07-.13 and original rule 0680-01-.31 filed March 22, 2018; effective June 20, 2018. Amendments to rule 0680-01-.13 filed September 23, 2019; to have become effective December 22, 2019. However, a withdrawal of the rules was filed November 20, 2019. New rules 0680-09-.01 through 0680-09-.04 filed April 28, 2021; effective July 27, 2021. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.02, 0680-01-.09, and 0680-01-.14 filed June 23, 2022; effective September 21, 2022. Amendments to rules 0680-01-.02, 0680-01-.10, 0680-01-.12, 0680-01-.13, 0680-01-.16, 0680-01-.27, and 0680-07-.18, repeal of rule 0680-01-.28, and new rule 0680-01-.32 filed August 20, 2025; effective November 18, 2025.