---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, allows certain utilities to enter into agreements to provide certain coverage, insurance, or service agreements to customers; allows certain utilities to assist customers in installing or maintaining certain equipment; authorizes the costs for the coverage, insurance, service agreements, and equipment installation and maintenance to be added to customer bills or statements. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 36; Title 7, Chapter 52, Part 1 and Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, allows certain utilities to enter into agreements to provide certain coverage, insurance, or service agreements to customers; allows certain utilities to assist customers in installing or maintaining certain equipment; authorizes the costs for the coverage, insurance, service agreements, and equipment installation and maintenance to be added to customer bills or statements. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 36; Title 7, Chapter 52, Part 1 and Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 603"
citation: "Tennessee HB 603 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0920ed6d-9ee4-4d80-817d-d22ef3b9029c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0603&GA=111"
source_hash: "f993dbf7ff6d28ca28405aacda89bdb74b4f85f76d7779d204e20f644805cc7c"
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 603 (111) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, allows certain utilities to enter into agreements to provide certain coverage, insurance, or service agreements to customers; allows certain utilities to assist customers in installing or maintaining certain equipment; authorizes the costs for the coverage, insurance, service agreements, and equipment installation and maintenance to be added to customer bills or statements. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 36; Title 7, Chapter 52, Part 1 and Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3.

## 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/HB0603.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2019 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/9/2019 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019 3/7/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marsh — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-19** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-02** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-15** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 228
- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 04/30/2019
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 228

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0920ed6d-9ee4-4d80-817d-d22ef3b9029c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).