---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, deletes restrictions regarding the compensation for members of the utility district board of commissioners in Blount County. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, deletes restrictions regarding the compensation for members of the utility district board of commissioners in Blount County. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1929"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1929 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moon", "Swann"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-01-21"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcd5aeed-c904-4a75-8eb2-ef99a0f38cbd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1929&GA=111"
source_hash: "adc074303bf25d829bfdf2a6eff4269d6d412a38d061176f2e3653c12757b9c4"
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 1929 (111) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, deletes restrictions regarding the compensation for members of the utility district board of commissioners in Blount County. - Amends TCA 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/SB1929.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/18/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/26/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/12/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2020 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020 3/5/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2020 Passed (2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moon — primary (person)
- Swann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-21** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Assigned to s/c Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-02-05** Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/12/2020
- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-19** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/2/2020
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-05** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-09** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Pub. Ch. 590
- **2020-03-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2020
- **2020-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 590

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dcd5aeed-c904-4a75-8eb2-ef99a0f38cbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).