Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, terminates the water and wastewater financing board and the utility management review board and creates a new Tennessee board of utility regulation in the office of the comptroller of the treasury; makes various changes to the management of affected utility systems. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 64; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Signed May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2023 · House Apr 19, 2023
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 20, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
18
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
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May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
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May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
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Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0208)
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Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0208)
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 3, PNV 0
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Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0058)
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Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0090)
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Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1
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Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/21/2023
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Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
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Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
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Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
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Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
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Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
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Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
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Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shane Reeves
RRepublican
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