Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, creates a process by which a utility district commissioner who becomes ineligible to serve for failing to meet training and continuing education requirements may be reinstated; reduces the number of hours of training and continuing education for utility district commissioners from 12 hours to six hours in each continuing education period following the initial 12 hours of initial training and continuing education. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34 and Title 7, Chapter 82.

HB 421 modifies training requirements for Tennessee utility district commissioners. It reduces the required continuing education hours from 12 to 6 annually after initial training and creates a process for commissioners who lose eligibility due to missed training to petition for reinstatement. Commissioners must complete 12 hours of training within one year after a reinstatement hearing, with the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation setting terms for eligibility restoration. This bill directly affects current and future utility district commissioners who fail to meet training obligations. The changes apply to Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 7-34-115 and 7-82-308.