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type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act, such as amending requirements for emergency excavations and the imposition of civil penalties. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 31."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act, such as amending requirements for emergency excavations and the imposition of civil penalties. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 31."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2286"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2286 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c24f67e-bdf7-46e2-ad35-f2bee7d736ed"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2286&GA=113"
source_hash: "8509f762201b6ba16827ca4508c654cb1216e863d1eefe641d686e34397d673d"
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 2286 (113) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act, such as amending requirements for emergency excavations and the imposition of civil penalties. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 31.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2286.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/4/2024 2/29/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/20/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/20/2024 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **960** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Marsh — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 628
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c24f67e-bdf7-46e2-ad35-f2bee7d736ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).