---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, revises provisions relating to contracts executed for purchases, services, and leases by the president of a municipal energy authority or the superintendent of a municipal electric plant. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 36; Title 7, Chapter 52 and Title 12."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, revises provisions relating to contracts executed for purchases, services, and leases by the president of a municipal energy authority or the superintendent of a municipal electric plant. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 36; Title 7, Chapter 52 and Title 12."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 975"
citation: "Tennessee SB 975 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01564b8d-cd19-48a2-8c07-8a101fe0141b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0975&GA=113"
source_hash: "b0eaae86886660ae80838eb8a0f12a65e80a6b0459adc11a64b8e02e96a74d0b"
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 975 (113) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, revises provisions relating to contracts executed for purchases, services, and leases by the president of a municipal energy authority or the superintendent of a municipal electric plant. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 36; Title 7, Chapter 52 and Title 12.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0207** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0207.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0100.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0975.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/7/2023 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/7/2023 Passed (3) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed (2) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — 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`
- **2023-02-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0100)
- **2023-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **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 - HA0207) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0207) `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. 276

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01564b8d-cd19-48a2-8c07-8a101fe0141b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).