---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utility Commission - As enacted, removes certain prohibitions concerning gifts made by commissioners of the Tennessee public utility commission that are different from other applicable gift prohibitions found in law. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Section 65-1-107."
description: "Public Utility Commission - As enacted, removes certain prohibitions concerning gifts made by commissioners of the Tennessee public utility commission that are different from other applicable gift prohibitions found in law. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Section 65-1-107."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1168"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1168 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Utility Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh", "Swann"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb3abcfd-ffd7-49d3-bff7-fea53420168a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1168&GA=111"
source_hash: "85a0492124e64b8277df224b24194a3e116192d5138a795f32726fef80688921"
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 1168 (111) — Public Utility Commission - As enacted, removes certain prohibitions concerning gifts made by commissioners of the Tennessee public utility commission that are different from other applicable gift prohibitions found in law. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Section 65-1-107.

## 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/111/Bill/SB1168.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/11/2019 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019 2/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/20/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **87–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marsh — primary (person)
- Swann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
- **2019-02-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-07** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-08** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-11** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-03-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-03-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 98
- **2019-04-09** Pub. Ch. 98
- **2019-04-09** Effective date(s) 03/28/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb3abcfd-ffd7-49d3-bff7-fea53420168a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).