Commerce and Labor Committee advances multiple bills to calendar and finance; elevator inspections and counseling compact changes among actions

The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee processed a lengthy agenda and recorded numerous procedural outcomes across dozens of bills.

Notable actions included:

- SB 2150 (residential elevator inspection): Sponsor explained the bill would require final inspections by the state's chief elevator inspector for new residential elevators; committee vote recorded 9 ayes and the bill moved to Finance.

- SB 2399 (counseling-licensure alignment): Testimony from the Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association and discussion of educational requirements preceded adoption of an amendment; the bill moved to Finance (9–0).

- SB 2326 (blanket fidelity bond for HOAs): Passed and moved to the committee calendar after sponsor said industry engagement addressed concerns.

- SB 2338 (volunteer-firefighter grant reclassification): The committee discussed allocation and crowding-out risks for small departments; sponsor agreed to refer to Finance for mandatory language and amendment work.

- Multiple other bills were moved to the hill, sent to subcommittees, rolled to the heel of the calendar, or failed for lack of a second (several bills failed because no second was offered). Where roll-call votes were recorded, clerks announced results in committee for the record.

The committee also adopted several technical and substantive amendments and closed the session with an adjournment vote.