# Tennessee SB 2102: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to utilities. Tennessee SB 2102, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to utilities., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2102-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 2102 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to utilities. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Public Utility Commission - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (633 yes, 200 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County utility seats with city majority control: mixed, low. The law adds outside-area voting seats to covered municipal electric utility boards. The owning city must have at least 485,000 residents, or be in a county with that population. The population count comes from the 2020 or a later federal census. Municipality-operated utilities and specified energy… - Electric cooperative transfers need both sides' agreement: mixed, low. From September 1, 2026, through September 2, 2027, municipalities and electric cooperatives must agree to covered purchases or transfers. This covers cooperative electric distribution property and associated service rights. Transfers resulting from annexations completed before September 1, 2026, ar… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 | pass | 26 | 5 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 | pass | 64 | 22 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 | pass | 70 | 18 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 69 | 23 | | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/20/2026 | pass | 21 | 11 | | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/20/2026 | pass | 21 | 11 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 66 | 23 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY BOYD AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 78 | 15 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 69 | 23 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 66 | 23 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY BOYD AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 71 | 22 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1116 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-05-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 64, Nays 22 PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-23: Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 26, Nays 5 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Boyd, Vaughan, Lamberth, Shaw) (House) - 2026-04-23: H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026 (House) - 2026-04-23: Conference Committee appointed (Taylor, Stevens, Lowe, Briggs, Akbari) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate refused to recede from amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 2,3,4 (House) - 2026-04-22: H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26 (House) - 2026-04-22: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 23, PNV 7 (House) - 2026-04-20: H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA1225) (House) - 2026-04-20: H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1186) (House) - 2026-04-20: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1185) (House) - 2026-04-20: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0920) (House) - 2026-04-20: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-20: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 21, Nays 11, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1005) (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA1185 (Substitute), 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1185.pdf) - HA1186, 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1186.pdf) - HA1225, 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1225.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1116.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2102.pdf) - HA0920: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0920.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2102.pdf) - SA1005: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1005.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2085: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (signed) - SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems. (signed) - SB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (signed) - SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed) - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (signed) - SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed) ## Sources - [HA1185 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1185.pdf) - [HA1186 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1186.pdf) - [HA1225 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1225.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1116.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2102.pdf) - [HA0920 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0920.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2102.pdf) - [SA1005 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1005.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2085: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2085-2025-2026) - [SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2057-2025-2026) - [SB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2017-2025-2026) - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [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-SB2102-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).