---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy - As enacted, creates the Tennessee energy policy council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 59; Title 60; Title 65 and Title 68."
description: "Energy - As enacted, creates the Tennessee energy policy council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 59; Title 60; Title 65 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 438"
citation: "Tennessee HB 438 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Norris", "Ragan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 58
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e36546a0-84c2-42b1-b014-54d026a234ca"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0438&GA=110"
source_hash: "c649feb4e23306b35d181803e9a4171a94fadf67017365d2a45fbfe948e7a1c1"
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 HB 438 (110) — Energy - As enacted, creates the Tennessee energy policy council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 59; Title 60; Title 65 and Title 68.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0438.pdf)

## Votes

- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/26/2017 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/29/2017 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/12/2017 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017 5/2/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2017 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: 1 AND 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 5/10/2017 Passed — **84–0** (pass) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/4/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Norris — primary (person)
- Ragan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-06** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-19** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-20** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-20** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Govt. Ops. Comm. 4-26-17
- **2017-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-05-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm 5-3-17
- **2017-05-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0550) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0266) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/10/2017
- **2017-05-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0538)
- **2017-05-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0491)
- **2017-05-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-09** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-05-10** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 and 2 Ayes 84, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0438
- **2017-05-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-01** Pub. Ch. 458
- **2017-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2017; 07/01/2017
- **2017-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 458

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e36546a0-84c2-42b1-b014-54d026a234ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).