---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relative to utilities. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relative to utilities. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 542"
citation: "Tennessee HB 542 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vaughan"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8d726e3-f4c9-4945-86f0-a589cd1bafc1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0542&ga=114"
source_hash: "3316a296c909dea1ad962576c078186fa81a35f5037b6bd36b24b95a3ee42a55"
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 542 (114) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relative to utilities. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0189.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0292** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0292.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0304** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0304.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0542.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **24–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (5) — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2025 Passed — **18–3** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **77–13** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Vaughan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-12** Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-09** Placed behind the budget
- **2025-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0292)
- **2025-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0304)
- **2025-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0189) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 490

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8d726e3-f4c9-4945-86f0-a589cd1bafc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).