republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/sb-2497.md

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Bill	Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, in cases where gas companies must repair the streets, lanes, alleys, pavements, and sidewalks of any town, city, or village, after laying pipes and extending conductors, with the least possible delay, prohibits a city, county, or metropolitan government from requiring the repair of pavement or sidewalk in excess of 200 percent of the surface area disturbed during the inspection, installation, or connection to such pipes or natural gas mains or conductors. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 54 and Title 65.	Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, in cases where gas companies must repair the streets, lanes, alleys, pavements, and sidewalks of any town, city, or village, after laying pipes and extending conductors, with the least possible delay, prohibits a city, county, or metropolitan government from requiring the repair of pavement or sidewalk in excess of 200 percent of the surface area disturbed during the inspection, installation, or connection to such pipes or natural gas mains or conductors. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 54 and Title 65.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	113	SB 2497	Tennessee SB 2497 (113)	bill	Utilities Utility Districts	enacted	Lowe	3	21	4	2024-01-30	2024-04-17	openstates	ocd-bill/ddf94f0c-b519-45e6-85f0-e5d3e67fba18	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2497&GA=113	f2c5a30c66e1be6e0a7cf41ecdc75082eb05560e8f7807cf06dad27eb214f0b5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 2497 (113) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, in cases where gas companies must repair the streets, lanes, alleys, pavements, and sidewalks of any town, city, or village, after laying pipes and extending conductors, with the least possible delay, prohibits a city, county, or metropolitan government from requiring the repair of pavement or sidewalk in excess of 200 percent of the surface area disturbed during the inspection, installation, or connection to such pipes or natural gas mains or conductors. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 54 and Title 65.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment HA0744 (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment SA0706 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/12/2024 Passed (2) — 7–1 (pass) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed (2) — 71–19 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — 82–6 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Lowe — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-30 Filed for introduction filing
• 2024-02-01 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2024-02-05 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee passage
• 2024-03-06 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
• 2024-03-08 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
• 2024-03-12 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
• 2024-03-22 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
• 2024-03-25 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
• 2024-03-25 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
• 2024-03-25 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0706)
• 2024-03-28 Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 6, PNV 3 passage
• 2024-03-28 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0744) amendment-withdrawal
• 2024-03-28 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
• 2024-03-28 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2024-04-01 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
• 2024-04-01 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
• 2024-04-02 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
• 2024-04-02 Signed by H. Speaker passage
• 2024-04-09 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2024-04-17 Effective date(s) 04/09/2024
• 2024-04-17 Pub. Ch. 662

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ddf94f0c-b519-45e6-85f0-e5d3e67fba18. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).