--- type: "Bill" title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires members of certain utility boards of commissioners to meet training and continuing education requirements; provides that failure to meet such requirements could result in the ineligibility to receive certain financial assistance, or for members to be reelected or reappointed. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115; Section 7-35-409; Section 7-82-307; Section 7-82-308; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605 and Section 68-221-1206." description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires members of certain utility boards of commissioners to meet training and continuing education requirements; provides that failure to meet such requirements could result in the ineligibility to receive certain financial assistance, or for members to be reelected or reappointed. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115; Section 7-35-409; Section 7-82-307; Section 7-82-308; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605 and Section 68-221-1206." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 138" citation: "Tennessee SB 138 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Calfee", "Johnson"] version_count: 1 action_count: 39 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2017-01-20" last_action: "2017-04-19" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2a34b83-b5f2-4f8f-9d7e-c618ef055fee" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0138&GA=110" source_hash: "23202b4bf955870c8a3c6bd466690b0226442f245847d6eee3a45110e3ed1d63" 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 138 (110) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires members of certain utility boards of commissioners to meet training and continuing education requirements; provides that failure to meet such requirements could result in the ineligibility to receive certain financial assistance, or for members to be reelected or reappointed. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115; Section 7-35-409; Section 7-82-307; Section 7-82-308; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605 and Section 68-221-1206. ## 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/SB0138.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/7/2017 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/16/2017 Passed — **26–0** (pass) · upper - SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/28/2017 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2017 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Calfee — primary (person) - Johnson — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-01-20** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2017-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee - **2017-02-01** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-01** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2017 - **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 2/28/2017 - **2017-02-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2017-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/7/2017 - **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/8/2017 - **2017-03-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2017 - **2017-03-08** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/16/2017 - **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/21/2017 - **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2017-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage` - **2017-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0045) - **2017-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2017-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017 - **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2017-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0067) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2017-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2017-03-30** Comp. SB subst. - **2017-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2017-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2017-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker - **2017-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 118 - **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 04/12/2017 - **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 118 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2a34b83-b5f2-4f8f-9d7e-c618ef055fee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).