---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy - As enacted, requires the grantee under a solar power facility agreement to file a copy of the agreement with the office of energy programs in the department of environment and conservation; directs the office of energy programs to expand and maintain its existing website with additional guidance and resources regarding solar energy for various persons. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Section 7-53-316 and Title 66, Chapter 9, Part 2."
description: "Energy - As enacted, requires the grantee under a solar power facility agreement to file a copy of the agreement with the office of energy programs in the department of environment and conservation; directs the office of energy programs to expand and maintain its existing website with additional guidance and resources regarding solar energy for various persons. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Section 7-53-316 and Title 66, Chapter 9, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2486"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2486 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b6be7ac-b4f0-4e21-be01-d825163884ce"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2486&GA=113"
source_hash: "f2b45e75ec9721639349e6ca846957d6c76916908d7cfaf09b44a646561090e2"
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 2486 (113) — Energy - As enacted, requires the grantee under a solar power facility agreement to file a copy of the agreement with the office of energy programs in the department of environment and conservation; directs the office of energy programs to expand and maintain its existing website with additional guidance and resources regarding solar energy for various persons. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Section 7-53-316 and Title 66, Chapter 9, Part 2.

## 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/113/Bill/SB2486.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. 3/27/2012 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-14** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 705

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b6be7ac-b4f0-4e21-be01-d825163884ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).