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type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Regulatory Authority - As enacted, renames the authority to be the public utility commission and redesignates directors as commissioners. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35; Title 47; Title 48; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Tennessee Regulatory Authority - As enacted, renames the authority to be the public utility commission and redesignates directors as commissioners. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35; Title 47; Title 48; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 747"
citation: "Tennessee SB 747 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Regulatory Authority"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Marsh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07594c99-0410-4ff3-be01-86f02d139f6f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0747&GA=110"
source_hash: "5d9e1ac448869e0547d00d72ed6bd373cb0626d5e395d6dd21f124847d1b9e77"
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 747 (110) — Tennessee Regulatory Authority - As enacted, renames the authority to be the public utility commission and redesignates directors as commissioners. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35; Title 47; Title 48; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0747.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2017 Passed (1) — **950** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/20/2017 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/14/2017 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Marsh — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/21/2017
- **2017-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/7/2017
- **2017-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-07** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0113)
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0064) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-23** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-11** Pub. Ch. 94
- **2017-04-11** Effective date(s) 04/04/2017
- **2017-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 94
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07594c99-0410-4ff3-be01-86f02d139f6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).