Public Utilities

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes a claim about ensuring information is available in both electronic format and physical locations, which is not directly supported by the provided official material.

Making Electric Utility Information Available Online

This bill requires that information about electric rates and rules for municipal utilities be available to the public online.

What This Bill Does

• Changes a law so that the schedule of rates and charges for electricity must be kept in an electronic format on the internet.
• Requires all rules and regulations related to electric service by supervisory bodies to also be published electronically.

Who It Names or Affects

• Municipal electric plants
• Supervisory bodies of these plants

Terms To Know

supervisory body

The group that oversees and manages the operations of a municipal electric plant.

electronic format

Information stored in digital form, such as on a website or database, which can be accessed online.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how often the information must be updated.
• It is unclear if there are any penalties for failing to comply with this requirement.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 2393
By Akbari

HOUSE BILL 2621
By Harris
HB2621
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6;
Title 7 and Title 65, relative to public utilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-52-115(a), is amended by deleting
"A copy of the schedule of the current rates and charges in effect from time to time and a copy
of all rules and regulations of the supervisory body relating to electric service shall be kept on
public file at the main and all branch offices of the electric plant and also in the office of the
municipal clerk or recorder." and substituting:
A copy of the current schedule of rates and charges and all rules and regulations of the
supervisory body relating to electric service must be kept on public file at the main and
all branch offices of the electric plant, in the office of the municipal clerk or recorder, and
available to the public in an electronic format published online.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.