Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires a municipal utility board or the municipal governing body, and the comptroller, to establish procedures and guidelines for a natural gas utility system to devote revenues derived from the system to fund chambers of commerce or economic and community organizations; requires certain financial reporting by entities receiving such funds. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jul 15, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House Jun 17, 2020
How they voted
24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
25
Committee
25
Amendments
1
Jul 15, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Jun 17, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0605)
upper
Jun 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Jun 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Jun 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 6/10/2020
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/10/2020
lower
May 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/3/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0539)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Utilities Subcommittee to 2/26/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/25/2020
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/19/2020
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Utilities Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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