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SB2102 • 2026

Public Utility Commission

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to utilities.

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Sponsor
Taylor, Boyd
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Sponsor(s) Added.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify which southeastern states are included in the comparison.

Public Utility Commission Reporting Act

This bill allows the Public Utility Commission to submit its annual utility rate comparison report electronically.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law so that the Public Utility Commission can submit its annual report comparing utility rates electronically.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Public Utility Commission of Tennessee

Terms To Know

Public Utility Commission
A government agency that oversees and regulates utility services like electricity, water, and telecommunications.
Annual Report
A yearly document that summarizes the activities and financial status of an organization or agency.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which southeastern states are included in the comparison.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect the public's access to these reports.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2592

Plain English: The amendment adds new rules for expanding the governing boards of electric utilities based on customer numbers and geographic areas.

  • Defines key terms related to electric utilities, including 'home county,' 'outside locality,' and 'utility board.'
  • Requires an electric utility serving between 3,500 and 130,000 customers in its home county to add one voting member to the utility board if requested by the home county.
  • For utilities serving more than 130,000 customers in their home county, two additional voting members must be added to the board upon request from the home county.
  • The amendment text is incomplete and does not provide full details on all aspects of the proposed changes.
  • Further sections that would detail how these new board members are appointed and their terms are cut off, making it unclear about specific implementation details.
Amendment 2-0 to HB2592

Plain English: The amendment adds new rules for expanding utility boards when electric utilities serve customers outside their home municipality within the same county or in other counties.

  • Defines an 'electric utility' as a public utility owned by a large municipality and sets conditions under which it must expand its board to include representatives from areas served outside of its corporate limits.
  • Specifies that if an electric utility serves between 3,500 and 130,000 customers in the home county but outside its municipal boundaries, the home municipality must add one voting member to the utility board appointed by a city or town with the largest number of served customers.
  • If more than 130,000 customers are served, another additional voting member is required on the utility board from a city or town with the second-largest customer base.
  • The amendment text was truncated and does not provide complete details for all sections, making it difficult to summarize fully.
  • Further specifics about how these new members are appointed and their roles are not clearly defined in this excerpt.
Amendment 3-0 to HB2592

Plain English: The amendment changes references to specific sections related to electric cooperatives in Tennessee's utility laws and removes some outdated or redundant provisions.

  • Removes 'the provisions of this section with respect to electric cooperatives' from Section 6-51-111(a) and replaces it with a reference to Title 65, Chapter 34.
  • Deletes Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-51-112 entirely.
  • Modifies references in several sections of the code to remove mentions of deleted or irrelevant provisions related to electric cooperatives.
  • Amends various sections to clarify that certain rights and limitations apply according to applicable law rather than specific repealed sections.
  • The amendment text does not provide detailed explanations for each change, making it difficult to understand the full implications of some modifications without additional context.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2102

Plain English: The amendment adds new provisions to Tennessee Code Annotated that require certain electric utilities serving outside localities to expand their board membership to include representatives from those localities.

  • Defines key terms such as 'electric utility', 'municipality', and 'outside locality'.
  • Requires an electric utility providing services to at least 3,500 retail customers in an outside locality to add one voting member to its board from the county where that locality is located.
  • Specifies how the chief executive officer of the outside county appoints a new board member with approval from the governing legislative body of the county.
  • The amendment does not specify all details about the process for removing or replacing appointed board members beyond initial appointment procedures.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  3. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  4. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  5. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  6. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  7. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  8. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  9. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  10. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  11. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

  12. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026

  14. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  15. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  16. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  17. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  19. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  20. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  21. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  22. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026

  23. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  25. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  26. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  27. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  28. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  29. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  30. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  31. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  33. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  34. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  35. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2592
By Boyd

SENATE BILL 2102
By Taylor
SB2102
011292
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13;
Title 54; Title 64; 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 65-1-109(e), is amended by adding
the following at the end of the subsection:
The report may be submitted electronically.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.