---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that commissioners for utility districts created pursuant to the Utility District Law of 1937 in Gibson County are not prohibited from serving more than two consecutive terms. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that commissioners for utility districts created pursuant to the Utility District Law of 1937 in Gibson County are not prohibited from serving more than two consecutive terms. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2313"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2313 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74ff5e08-abd7-40c1-876e-8628c80e3f35"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2313&ga=114"
source_hash: "089d85644569132924df665c087a22248d5a6146e4eb8bfe2382c997c812eb31"
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 2313 (114) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that commissioners for utility districts created pursuant to the Utility District Law of 1937 in Gibson County are not prohibited from serving more than two consecutive terms. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2313.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026
- **2026-02-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/25/2026
- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 618

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74ff5e08-abd7-40c1-876e-8628c80e3f35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).