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TennesseeSB 0380114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 34 and Title 7, Chapter 82, relative to continuing education for members of utility district boards.

Sponsored By: Page Walley (Republican)

Became Law

Utilities, Utility Districts

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Fewer training hours for utility commissioners

Utility district commissioners and other covered utility board members must complete 6 hours of training, not 12. This lowers the time and likely cost to meet the rule. The change is in effect now.

Path to regain utility board eligibility

If you lost eligibility for missing training, you can petition the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation to be reinstated. You must wait until the term when you missed the hours has ended. The Board holds an informal hearing and may reinstate you, and it will set an effective date. Any order must require you to complete 12 hours of training within one year, and the Board may add other terms.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Page Walley

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 135 • No: 2

House vote • 3/27/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025

Yes: 93 • No: 2

Senate vote • 2/24/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/24/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/18/2025

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 166

    4/30/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

    4/30/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/11/2025Senate

  4. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/2/2025House

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/2/2025Senate

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/1/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    3/28/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/27/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0048)

    3/27/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 2, PNV 1

    3/27/2025House

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

    2/27/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0010)

    2/24/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    2/24/2025Senate

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    2/24/2025Senate

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025

    2/20/2025Senate

  16. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

    2/18/2025Senate

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

    2/12/2025Senate

  18. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2025

    2/11/2025Senate

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  20. Filed for introduction

    1/28/2025Senate

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