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IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 05, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 09, 2026
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Became Law
Tennessee Senate Bill
Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires a public utility to allow a customer of the utility to use a contractor of the customer's choosing for the installation of utility infrastructure; allows the public utility to provide reasonable construction and manufacturer specifications for the utility infrastructure; adds additional requirements related to the use of private contractors for installation of utility infrastructure. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Senate Speaker
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 717
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Alexander
- Atchley
- Barrett
- Baum
- Behn
- Boyd
- Bricken
- Brooks
- Bulso
- Butler
- Camper
- Capley
- Carringer
- Cepicky
- Chism
- Clemmons
- Cochran
- Crawford
- Darby
- Davis
- Dixie
- Doggett
- Eldridge
- Faison
- Farmer
- Freeman
- Fritts
- Gant
- Garrett
- Gillespie
- Glynn
- Grills
- Hakeem
- Hale
- Hardaway
- Haston
- Hawk
- Helton-Haynes
- Hemmer
- Gary Hicks
- Tim Hicks
- Hill
- Howell
- Hulsey
- Hurt
- Johnson
- Justin Jones
- Keisling
- Kumar
- Lafferty
- Lamberth
- Lankford
- Leatherwood
- Littleton
- Love
- Lynn
- Maberry
- Marsh
- Brock Martin
- Greg Martin
- McCalmon
- McKenzie
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Moody
- Moon
- Parkinson
- Pearson
- Powell
- Powers
- Raper
- Reedy
- Reeves
- Reneau
- Rudd
- Rudder
- Russell
- Salinas
- Shaw
- Sherrell
- Slater
- Sparks
- Stevens
- Stinnett
- Terry
- Todd
- Towns
- Travis
- Vaughan
- Vital
- Warner
- White
- Williams
- Wright
- Zachary
- Mr. Speaker Sexton
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by Senate Speaker
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and ready for signatures
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Subst. for comp. HB.
- Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0545)
- Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0462)
- Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
- Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/5/2026
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/3/2026
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/27/2026
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 1/27/2026
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/20/2026
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
- Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Note SB0717
- Fiscal Memo for SA0462 (10429) - Amendment 1-0 to SB0717
- Video: House Floor Session - 39th Legislative Day Feb 9, 2026 (00h 53m)HTML
- Video: Senate Session - 35th Legislative Day Feb 5, 2026 (00h 39m)HTML
- Video: Senate State and Local Government Committee Feb 3, 2026 (00h 56m)HTML
- Video: Senate State and Local Government Committee Jan 20, 2026 (00h 11m)HTML

