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Bill Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes, during a state of emergency that is based on a natural emergency, an emergency utility worker to travel upon public roads and enter areas subject to curfew or restricted access orders when such access is necessary to perform emergency utilities restoration activities; provides that an emergency utility worker, and the emergency utility worker's employer, are immune from civil liability for injury, death, or property damage resulting from an act or omission of the emergency utility worker committed in good faith while engaged in emergency utilities restoration activities during a state of emergency declared that is based on a natural emergency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 58. Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes, during a state of emergency that is based on a natural emergency, an emergency utility worker to travel upon public roads and enter areas subject to curfew or restricted access orders when such access is necessary to perform emergency utilities restoration activities; provides that an emergency utility worker, and the emergency utility worker's employer, are immune from civil liability for injury, death, or property damage resulting from an act or omission of the emergency utility worker committed in good faith while engaged in emergency utilities restoration activities during a state of emergency declared that is based on a natural emergency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 58. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 2658 Tennessee SB 2658 (114)
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Tennessee SB 2658 (114) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes, during a state of emergency that is based on a natural emergency, an emergency utility worker to travel upon public roads and enter areas subject to curfew or restricted access orders when such access is necessary to perform emergency utilities restoration activities; provides that an emergency utility worker, and the emergency utility worker's employer, are immune from civil liability for injury, death, or property damage resulting from an act or omission of the emergency utility worker committed in good faith while engaged in emergency utilities restoration activities during a state of emergency declared that is based on a natural emergency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 58.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0926 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment HA1105 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment SA0896 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Amendment SA0985 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Amendment SA0991 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Amendment SA1001 (committee substitute) — source
  7. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed (3) — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (2) — 330 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — 320 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (1) — 892 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Johnson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-02-02 Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
  • 2026-02-02 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2026-03-02 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2026-03-02 Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
  • 2026-03-05 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee referral-committee
  • 2026-03-11 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
  • 2026-03-17 Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
  • 2026-03-18 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
  • 2026-03-24 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
  • 2026-03-24 Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026
  • 2026-03-25 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2026-03-25 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
  • 2026-03-31 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
  • 2026-04-02 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
  • 2026-04-02 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-04-02 Senate Reset on calendar for 4/6/2026
  • 2026-04-06 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-04-06 Senate Reset on calendar for 4/9/2026
  • 2026-04-07 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
  • 2026-04-09 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-04-09 Senate Reset on calendar for 4/13/2026
  • 2026-04-10 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
  • 2026-04-13 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-04-13 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2026-04-13 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 passage
  • 2026-04-13 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0985)
  • 2026-04-13 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA1001)
  • 2026-04-13 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0991)
  • 2026-04-13 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0896)
  • 2026-04-15 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2026-04-20 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
  • 2026-04-20 Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 4 passage
  • 2026-04-20 H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1105) amendment-passage
  • 2026-04-20 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0926) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2026-04-20 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2026-04-21 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
  • 2026-04-22 Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1105) passage
  • 2026-04-30 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-30 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2026-05-07 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2026-05-11 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2026-05-19 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2026-05-27 Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
  • 2026-05-27 Pub. Ch. 988

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b398d08f-8016-4e17-b640-191dba104359. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).