Tennessee House Bill HB2580

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/3/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 62 and Title 63, relative to professions.

Summary

HB2580 makes a narrow change to Tennessee’s polygraph examiner licensing law. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 62-27-114 to require a licensed polygraph examiner or polygraph company to notify the commission in writing within 21 days of any change in business address. The bill deletes the existing section and replaces it with this updated notice requirement. The measure is administrative in nature and does not change who may be licensed, the scope of polygraph practice, or disciplinary standards. Its practical effect is to keep the licensing commission informed of current business contact information for regulated polygraph professionals and companies, which may help with oversight, correspondence, and enforcement.

Impact

The bill affects Title 62, Chapter 27 of the Tennessee Code, which governs polygraph examiners and companies. It imposes a specific statutory reporting obligation on licensed polygraph practitioners and firms to update the commission within 21 days after an address change. No other professions or licensing categories are directly affected, and the bill does not appear to create new penalties or substantive regulatory powers beyond the notice requirement.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee debate, vote history, or other discussion in the provided materials, so the bill’s sentiment appears neutral and procedural. Based on the text alone, it is a low-profile housekeeping measure intended to improve administrative compliance rather than a controversial policy change. The absence of opposition or recorded votes suggests no notable public disagreement in the available record.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcripts or voting history. If any concern were to arise, it would likely be limited to the administrative burden of requiring prompt written notice of address changes, but the bill text itself is straightforward and does not indicate substantive disagreement among stakeholders. In the available record, no legislators, agencies, or affected parties are identified as opposing or supporting the measure on the merits.