---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy - As enacted, adds the chair of the Tennessee public utility commission or the chair's designee as a voting member of the state energy policy council. - Amends TCA Section 68-204-104."
description: "Energy - As enacted, adds the chair of the Tennessee public utility commission or the chair's designee as a voting member of the state energy policy council. - Amends TCA Section 68-204-104."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 849"
citation: "Tennessee SB 849 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody", "Ragan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 40
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3f3bfed-12e9-4036-b09a-a36d5c08d358"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0849&GA=112"
source_hash: "8ee62c054133b0ed5b8e7c68a40bb97e02511cfe5b9aed726afc328dbe3fe5ef"
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 849 (112) — Energy - As enacted, adds the chair of the Tennessee public utility commission or the chair's designee as a voting member of the state energy policy council. - Amends TCA Section 68-204-104.

## 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/SB0849.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/9/2021 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (2) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/22/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/17/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)
- Ragan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee -- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-15** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-15** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. EA&NR Comm. 3-17-21
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-31** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/13/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 448
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 448

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3f3bfed-12e9-4036-b09a-a36d5c08d358`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).