---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utility Commission - As enacted, prohibits the commission from exercising regulatory authority over the entry of, rates for, or terms or conditions used by a broadband internet access service or interconnected VoIP service, or from treating a provider of such services as a carrier; makes other changes related to broadband services. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 65."
description: "Public Utility Commission - As enacted, prohibits the commission from exercising regulatory authority over the entry of, rates for, or terms or conditions used by a broadband internet access service or interconnected VoIP service, or from treating a provider of such services as a carrier; makes other changes related to broadband services. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 65."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1136"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1136 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Utility Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyd"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7db9efc4-8f0f-48d5-8165-899e1697de99"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1136&ga=114"
source_hash: "c20724a17058ba33791f56479c7ab369014201d2f0aed1c85bc0a4cb12cdb217"
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 1136 (114) — Public Utility Commission - As enacted, prohibits the commission from exercising regulatory authority over the entry of, rates for, or terms or conditions used by a broadband internet access service or interconnected VoIP service, or from treating a provider of such services as a carrier; makes other changes related to broadband services. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 65.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0020.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0071** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0071.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1136.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (3) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (4) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025 2/27/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **71–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boyd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-12** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 18, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0020) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0071)
- **2025-03-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 107

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7db9efc4-8f0f-48d5-8165-899e1697de99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).