# Contractor — General contractor license requirements and dollar thresholds by US state

For Contractor, state is Tennessee; licensing authority is Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors; dollar threshold is $25,000 or more; exam required is Tennessee “Business and Law” exam, and a trade exam is required for certain license classifications, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **License type:** Contractor _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State:** Tennessee _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Licensing authority:** Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dollar threshold:** $25,000 or more _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Exam required:** Tennessee “Business and Law” exam, and a trade exam is required for certain license classifications _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> A contractor’s license is required before contracting, including bidding, offering to engage, or negotiating a price, for projects of $25,000 or more when acting as a prime contractor, certain subcontractor, or construction manager/consultant.

## Source

- https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors/license/get/contractor.html

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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