---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utility Commission - As enacted, increases membership of commission from five to seven members; revises other provisions regarding appointments and panels. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 1 and Title 65, Chapter 2."
description: "Public Utility Commission - As enacted, increases membership of commission from five to seven members; revises other provisions regarding appointments and panels. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 1 and Title 65, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 242"
citation: "Tennessee SB 242 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Utility Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hall", "Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e337b07-7b49-4509-a579-90d5aea8eb8d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0242&GA=112"
source_hash: "f921ae21c4e2244e5b57d7b43206a479d036f3f7ade45292e8bf86d63cccfc7c"
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 242 (112) — Public Utility Commission - As enacted, increases membership of commission from five to seven members; revises other provisions regarding appointments and panels. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 1 and Title 65, Chapter 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0157** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0157.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0120** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0120.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0242.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/3/2021 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/24/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021 5/3/2021 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/3/2021 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hall — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-04** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0157) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-05-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0120)
- **2021-05-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-02** Effective date(s) 05/27/2021, 07/01/2021
- **2021-06-02** Pub. Ch. 583
- **2021-06-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 583

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e337b07-7b49-4509-a579-90d5aea8eb8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).