---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes changes to the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 28 and Title 65, Chapter 31."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes changes to the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 28 and Title 65, Chapter 31."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 952"
citation: "Tennessee SB 952 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00a3248a-af2d-43fc-bbea-c0175806b73b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0952&GA=113"
source_hash: "b34ae0e214c65104ed6f2adf4d756d1a510aa13bfc9d96f5c39857514f2ed498"
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 952 (113) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes changes to the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act. - 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. **Amendment HA0351** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0351.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0403** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0403.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0952.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0403)
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0351) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0351) `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 274

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00a3248a-af2d-43fc-bbea-c0175806b73b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).