---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes various changes concerning safety enforcement of underground utilities, including increasing the penalties that may be assessed for violations. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 28 and Title 65, Chapter 31."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes various changes concerning safety enforcement of underground utilities, including increasing the penalties that may be assessed for violations. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 28 and Title 65, Chapter 31."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 374"
citation: "Tennessee SB 374 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh", "Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db7218eb-63b6-4b57-97a0-87f530512558"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0374&GA=112"
source_hash: "bf82f1d84f2af499ffb84767cd58072366dd8845e5738c0d7d840ad7cb3bfdd8"
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 374 (112) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes various changes concerning safety enforcement of underground utilities, including increasing the penalties that may be assessed for violations. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 28 and Title 65, Chapter 31.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0374.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/3/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/14/2021 Passed (1) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/9/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/17/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 4/19/2021 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marsh — primary (person)
- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** 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 State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-16** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 307
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 307

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db7218eb-63b6-4b57-97a0-87f530512558`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).