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IntroducedFeb 04, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House 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
House • Feb 05, 2026: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/9/2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 796
Tweets
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/9/2026
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/5/2026
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/4/2026
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Meeting Canceled
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
- Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 1/28/2026
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 1/21/2026
- Feb 10, 2025 | House
- Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
- Feb 05, 2025 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Note SB0717
- Fiscal Memo for HA0545 (10429) - Amendment 1-0 to HB0796
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB0796 -- Business & Utilities Subcommittee 01/21/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0796_HB 796 (010429).pdf -- Business & Utilities Subcommittee 01/21/2026PDF
- Video: Calendar & Rules Committee Feb 5, 2026 (00h 04m)HTML
- Video: Commerce Committee Feb 4, 2026 (00h 11m)HTML
- Video: Business & Utilities Subcommittee Jan 21, 2026 (00h 07m)HTML

