---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies definition of utility district commissioner for purposes of continuing education requirements; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308; Section 7-82-709; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605; Section 68-221-1009 and Section 68-221-1206."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies definition of utility district commissioner for purposes of continuing education requirements; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308; Section 7-82-709; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605; Section 68-221-1009 and Section 68-221-1206."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1630"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1630 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helton", "White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9912bdc3-7b3f-44dc-90a7-a7dea35f5b74"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1630&GA=111"
source_hash: "de5e1c4bb92f713d8125cb52595660ee7d28af87426c61c466045df7a72aa45c"
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 HB 1630 (111) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies definition of utility district commissioner for purposes of continuing education requirements; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308; Section 7-82-709; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605; Section 68-221-1009 and Section 68-221-1206.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1630.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/18/2020 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/5/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/11/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Helton — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Assigned to s/c Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-01-29** Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/5/2020
- **2020-02-05** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2020
- **2020-02-13** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-02-20** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-02-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-03-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 627
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/20/2020
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 627

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9912bdc3-7b3f-44dc-90a7-a7dea35f5b74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).