---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes various changes to laws regarding utilities, including the procedure for consolidation of utilities and continuing education requirements for members of utility governing bodies. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 82; Title 9, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 221."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes various changes to laws regarding utilities, including the procedure for consolidation of utilities and continuing education requirements for members of utility governing bodies. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 82; Title 9, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 221."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1673"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1673 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bricken"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e23f2b1f-257d-4f44-8a56-999e3dda54ff"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1673&ga=114"
source_hash: "69f8c5bfcdc1dbc54c3cd0251dfea62b08412b1497140285f38f91f93732b95b"
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 1673 (114) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes various changes to laws regarding utilities, including the procedure for consolidation of utilities and continuing education requirements for members of utility governing bodies. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 82; Title 9, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 221.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0662** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0662.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0663** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0663.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0750** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0750.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1673.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/11/2026 Passed — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2026 Passed — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (2) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/25/2026 Passed — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bricken — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-01-21** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
- **2026-02-11** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-11** Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** No Action Taken
- **2026-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-11** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Placed behind the budget
- **2026-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0663) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0662) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0750)
- **2026-04-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-20** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-22** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 89, Nays 1 PNV 0 HB1673
- **2026-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-15** Pub. Ch. 952

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e23f2b1f-257d-4f44-8a56-999e3dda54ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).