Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, in cases where gas companies must repair the streets, lanes, alleys, pavements, and sidewalks of any town, city, or village, after laying pipes and extending conductors, with the least possible delay, prohibits a city, county, or metropolitan government from requiring the repair of pavement or sidewalk in excess of 200 percent of the surface area disturbed during the inspection, installation, or connection to such pipes or natural gas mains or conductors. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 54 and Title 65.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Signed Apr 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0744)
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 6, PNV 3
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0706)
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Lowe
RRepublican
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