---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires the amount fixed by the board of directors of the Reelfoot Lake Regional Utility and Planning District to compensate members of the board of directors for their services be $300 per month, instead of $200 per month. - Amends Chapter 222 of the Public Acts of 1983, as amended by Chapter 488 of the Public Acts of 2021."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires the amount fixed by the board of directors of the Reelfoot Lake Regional Utility and Planning District to compensate members of the board of directors for their services be $300 per month, instead of $200 per month. - Amends Chapter 222 of the Public Acts of 1983, as amended by Chapter 488 of the Public Acts of 2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2523"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2523 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grills"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51b01cb9-05dd-45ba-8471-8fa52ca4b26e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2523&GA=113"
source_hash: "0b7d563208afe1961c70d54f7d205debb8b4d71289caeeb49c1eb00f52ba47bf"
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 2523 (113) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires the amount fixed by the board of directors of the Reelfoot Lake Regional Utility and Planning District to compensate members of the board of directors for their services be $300 per month, instead of $200 per month. - Amends Chapter 222 of the Public Acts of 1983, as amended by Chapter 488 of the Public Acts of 2021.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0808** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0808.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2523.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/27/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/20/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/17/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2024 3/28/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/20/2024 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Grills — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0808) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/03/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 916

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51b01cb9-05dd-45ba-8471-8fa52ca4b26e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).