---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utilities - As enacted, requires a utility system, upon request or application for a connection of utility service by a customer, to promptly provide the customer the connection cost. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 67."
description: "Public Utilities - As enacted, requires a utility system, upon request or application for a connection of utility service by a customer, to promptly provide the customer the connection cost. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2852"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2852 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Vaughan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdabbb8d-1f2c-40d0-884c-1f30813674ca"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2852&GA=112"
source_hash: "3c0d772c4ffb484d6d851e4416dffb5ef8999b99a191bb543fdf55dc5591715f"
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 2852 (112) — Public Utilities - As enacted, requires a utility system, upon request or application for a connection of utility service by a customer, to promptly provide the customer the connection cost. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0752** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0752.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0686** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0686.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2852.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/22/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/16/2022 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/26/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Placed behind the budget
- **2022-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0686)
- **2022-04-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee 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; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0752) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-05-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-03** Pub. Ch. 1129
- **2022-06-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1129

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdabbb8d-1f2c-40d0-884c-1f30813674ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).