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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires a municipal utility board or the municipal governing body, and the comptroller, to establish procedures and guidelines for a natural gas utility system to devote revenues derived from the system to fund chambers of commerce or economic and community organizations; requires certain financial reporting by entities receiving such funds. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115."
+description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires a municipal utility board or the municipal governing body, and the comptroller, to establish procedures and guidelines for a natural gas utility system to devote revenues derived from the system to fund chambers of commerce or economic and community organizations; requires certain financial reporting by entities receiving such funds. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "SB 1961"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 1961 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gant", "Gresham"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 49
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2020-01-14"
+last_action: "2020-07-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3030ffb-39bb-4a8b-8e9b-f328c632fb45"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1961&GA=111"
+source_hash: "c797a14ddfe89877744ae65ee95c3ccebafa5fea57206914b66728e0a247fc45"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 1961 (111) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires a municipal utility board or the municipal governing body, and the comptroller, to establish procedures and guidelines for a natural gas utility system to devote revenues derived from the system to fund chambers of commerce or economic and community organizations; requires certain financial reporting by entities receiving such funds. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0605** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0605.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0539** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0539.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1961.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/15/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/10/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/26/2020 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 2/25/2020 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/3/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 1 by Dickerson 3/5/2020 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020 6/15/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gant — primary (person)
+- Gresham — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2020-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2020-01-16** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-21** Assigned to s/c Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2020-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2020-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
+- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
+- **2020-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/19/2020
+- **2020-02-18** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/25/2020
+- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
+- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
+- **2020-02-19** Action Def. in s/c Utilities Subcommittee to 2/26/2020
+- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
+- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/3/2020
+- **2020-02-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2020
+- **2020-03-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
+- **2020-03-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2020-03-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0539)
+- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2020-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
+- **2020-03-11** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2020
+- **2020-03-18** Meeting Canceled
+- **2020-05-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/3/2020
+- **2020-06-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/10/2020
+- **2020-06-03** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 6/10/2020
+- **2020-06-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
+- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
+- **2020-06-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020
+- **2020-06-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
+- **2020-06-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-06-17** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2020-06-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0605) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2020-06-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2020-06-17** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 791
+- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 01/01/2021
+- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 791
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3030ffb-39bb-4a8b-8e9b-f328c632fb45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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