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SB2393 • 2026

Public Utilities

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6; Title 7 and Title 65, relative to public utilities.

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Sponsor
Akbari, Harris
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material only specifies that the information must be kept in an electronic format on the internet and does not explicitly mention availability at physical locations.

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 online.

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 or presented in digital form, such as on a website.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how often updates to the online information must be made.
  • The bill does not mention penalties for non-compliance with these requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  3. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  5. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2621
By Harris

SENATE BILL 2393
By Akbari
SB2393
012611
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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.