2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0796: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to utility infrastructure.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/4/202512.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/4/2025124.7 KB