---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, directs TACIR to perform a study of the overall effect of utility scale solar energy development in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5; Title 6; Title 13; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68."
description: "General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, directs TACIR to perform a study of the overall effect of utility scale solar energy development in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5; Title 6; Title 13; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2797"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2797 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Directed Studies", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gant", "Walley"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83e3d00b-6089-4250-a2b3-94a7f23cdb2f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2797&GA=112"
source_hash: "84890a07f6c8635a81b147d5f0c4ff0f1c3d7b04330ea75400c8ca9c35c34098"
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 2797 (112) — General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, directs TACIR to perform a study of the overall effect of utility scale solar energy development in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5; Title 6; Title 13; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0590** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0590.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1005** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA1005.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0559** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0559.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2797.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/19/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/2/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/22/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/2/2022 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **86–6** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/14/2022 Passed (2) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gant — primary (person)
- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0559)
- **2022-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-16** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to TACIR Calendar
- **2022-03-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-27** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1005) `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1005) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0590) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-25** Effective date(s) 05/11/2022
- **2022-05-25** Pub. Ch. 1043
- **2022-05-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1043

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83e3d00b-6089-4250-a2b3-94a7f23cdb2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).