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SB0952 • 2026

Utilities, Utility Districts

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to utilities.

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Sponsor
Powers, Burkhart
Last action
2025-03-25
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on enforcement or consequences for non-compliance with the bill's requirements.

Utility Service Discontinuation Policy

This bill requires utilities governed by the Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act to post their policies about stopping service for non-payment on their websites.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Tennessee law to require certain utilities to put their rules about cutting off service due to unpaid bills on their websites.
  • Adds a new section (b) to an existing law, which tells utilities they must make these rules easy to find online.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Utilities that follow the Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act in Tennessee
  • Customers of those utilities who need to know about service discontinuation policies

Terms To Know

Utility
A company or organization that provides services like electricity, water, and gas to homes and businesses.
Publicly accessible location
An area on a website where anyone can easily find information without needing special permission.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if utilities do not follow this requirement.
  • It is unclear how many utilities are currently governed by the Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  3. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

  4. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  5. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  6. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Commerce Committee

  7. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  8. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  9. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  10. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  11. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  12. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 978
By Burkhart

SENATE BILL 952
By Powers

SB0952
002956
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title
69, relative to utilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-32-104, is amended by
designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following:
(b) The utility shall publish the policy established pursuant to subsection (a) in a
publicly accessible location on the utility's website.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.