---
type: "Bill"
title: "Codes - As enacted, updates, from the August 2011 edition to the August 2016 edition, the electrical safety code governing electric-supply stations and lines; updates publisher's address. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 101."
description: "Codes - As enacted, updates, from the August 2011 edition to the August 2016 edition, the electrical safety code governing electric-supply stations and lines; updates publisher's address. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 101."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 128"
citation: "Tennessee SB 128 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Codes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Swann"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-17"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c74f7820-d1cd-4b28-ad6e-eb536b1e177a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0128&GA=110"
source_hash: "16938c45129de043bbc0a5d379e1343b39e6a1439a94919ea91f420b873f24d1"
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 128 (110) — Codes - As enacted, updates, from the August 2011 edition to the August 2016 edition, the electrical safety code governing electric-supply stations and lines; updates publisher's address. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 101.

## 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/SB0128.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/13/2017 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dickerson — primary (person)
- Swann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-17** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/7/2017
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 2/14/2017
- **2017-02-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/13/2017
- **2017-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-02-15** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2017
- **2017-03-02** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-06** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-06** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-14** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-04** Pub. Ch. 3
- **2017-04-04** Effective date(s) 01/01/2018
- **2017-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 3

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c74f7820-d1cd-4b28-ad6e-eb536b1e177a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).