# Tennessee SB 1281: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 64-9-107, relative to the management of utility systems.

Tennessee SB 1281, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 64-9-107, relative to the management of utility systems., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 04/24/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1281
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 64-9-107, relative to the management of utility systems.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Regional Authorities and Special Districts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (163 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Utility management keeps dedicated interest income: benefit, low. The law took effect upon becoming law. Interest from investments and deposits under Tennessee Code § 64-9-107(a) goes into a separate account for utility-system management. This money cannot return to Tennessee's general fund and must carry forward each fiscal year. This dedicated funding rule ends…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/14/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 93 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 274
- 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0129) (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 3, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-10: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0129) (House)
- 2025-04-10: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-03-10: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0129, 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0129.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0274.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1281.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1281.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0129 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0129.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0274.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1281.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1281.pdf)

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- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1281-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).