---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, changes the process by which the utility management review board may address financially distressed utility districts by merger or consolidation; creates a fund administered by the board to provide grants to utility districts that have merged or consolidated to mitigate the financial impact of the merger or consolidation. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 7."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, changes the process by which the utility management review board may address financially distressed utility districts by merger or consolidation; creates a fund administered by the board to provide grants to utility districts that have merged or consolidated to mitigate the financial impact of the merger or consolidation. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1812"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1812 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Marsh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac00e549-4c1e-4f00-917c-3af2aa9c9012"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1812&GA=112"
source_hash: "73200d4567f9ebed54ef333d1673c2fb0f3994959bc432bb6eed53b436582499"
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 1812 (112) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, changes the process by which the utility management review board may address financially distressed utility districts by merger or consolidation; creates a fund administered by the board to provide grants to utility districts that have merged or consolidated to mitigate the financial impact of the merger or consolidation. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1812.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/2/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/22/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/22/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/15/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/16/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Marsh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-19** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/31/2022
- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 757
- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 757

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac00e549-4c1e-4f00-917c-3af2aa9c9012`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).