# Tennessee HB 1847: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers. Tennessee HB 1847, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 05/07/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1847-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1847 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Computers and Electronic Processing - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (260 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More power choices for data centers: benefit, low. Qualifying Tennessee data centers can buy electricity, power capacity, and related services from independent power producers located in Tennessee. Covered centers must have projected peak power demand of at least 50 megawatts during their first three years. State-owned or state-operated facilities… - Limits on data center power subsidies: benefit, low. Tennessee local governments and electric utilities cannot absorb power infrastructure costs caused by building or expanding qualifying data centers. Covered centers must have projected peak power demand of at least 50 megawatts during their first three years. State-owned or state-operated facilitie… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY BUTLER AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 90 | 2 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 76 | 14 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 961 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 2 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1099) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1006) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 76, Nays 14, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1209) (House) - 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0727) (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-18: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-03: Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0727 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0727.pdf) - HA1209, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1209.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0961.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1847.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1847.pdf) - SA1006: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1006.pdf) - SA1099: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1099.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. 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(failed) ## Sources - [HA0727 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0727.pdf) - [HA1209 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1209.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0961.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1847.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1847.pdf) - [SA1006 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1006.pdf) - [SA1099 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1099.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1847-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).