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SB2213 • 2026

Public Utilities

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities.

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Sponsor
Taylor, Vaughan
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Public Utilities

ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2213, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2213, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #2, rewrites the bill to, instead, require a utility to provide material that is required for construction of utility infrastructure for the customer's or approved contractor's use at the same price as the utility paid for the material, if such material is available only from the utility.
  • Present law prohibits a utility from requiring that materials or services from the construction of the utility infrastructure be provided by a specific vendor or contractor, unless necessary for the quality o r integrity of the utility's system.
  • Present law requires a utility in this state to provide a customer of the utility or person submitting a plan of development to the utility with the option to use an approved contractor or approved contractors of the customer's choosing for the installat ion of such utility infrastructure.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2381

Plain English: House Commerce 1 Amendment No.

  • House Commerce 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2381 Vaughan Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2213* House Bill No.
  • 2381 HA1072 015472 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2213

Plain English: Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat.

  • Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat.
  • Resources 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2213 Reeves Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2213* House Bill No.
Amendment 2-0 to SB2213

Plain English: Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat.

  • Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat.
  • Resources 2 Amendment No.
  • 2 to SB2213 Reeves Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2213* House Bill No.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1122

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1122

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 2

  10. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1072)

  11. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  16. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  17. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  19. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  21. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  22. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/8/2026

  25. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/8/2026

  26. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  27. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026

  28. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/1/2026

  29. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  30. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0

  31. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0702)

  32. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0707)

  33. 2026-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  34. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026

  35. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  36. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

  37. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  38. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  39. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  40. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026

  41. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  42. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  43. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Commerce Committee

  44. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  45. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  46. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  47. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  48. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  49. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  50. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2213, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #2, rewrites the bill to, instead, require a utility to provide material that is required for construction of utility infrastructure for the customer's or approved contractor's use at the same price as the utility paid for the material, if such
material is available only from the utility. Present law prohibits a utility from requiring that materials or services from the construction of the utility infrastructure be provided by a specific vendor or contractor, unless necessary for the quality o
r
integrity of the utility's system.

Present law requires a utility in this state to provide a customer of the utility or person submitting a plan of development to the utility with the option to use an approved contractor or approved contractors of the customer's choosing for the installat
ion of such utility infrastructure. This amendment authorizes a customer or approved contractor installing utility infrastructure to install street lights. However, a utility is prohibited from requiring a customer or approved contractor from installing
s
treet lights.

Present law authorizes a utility to charge a reasonable fee for inspections of the installation and construction of the utility infrastructure in a plan of development, including any materials used in the construction. A utility may also charge a reason
able fee for reviewing plans and designs for utility infrastructure within a plan of development when a utility does not customarily prepare plans and designs for such infrastructure. This amendment prohibits these fees from exceeding a combined total of
1
0% of the proposed cost of the project.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2381
By Vaughan

SENATE BILL 2213
By Taylor
SB2213
012220
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7;
Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to
utilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-5-114(c), is amended by deleting
"request" and substituting "request in writing".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.