republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/114/sb-855.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, establishes a process for a municipality that operates a sewerage system outside of its corporate boundaries and has imposed a moratorium on new sewer connections outside of its corporate boundaries for a period of five or more consecutive years to extend sanitary sewer service or allow sewer connection only to property located within an adjacency area if the property owner or developer agrees to pay, or the municipality assesses, a housing surcharge. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, establishes a process for a municipality that operates a sewerage system outside of its corporate boundaries and has imposed a moratorium on new sewer connections outside of its corporate boundaries for a period of five or more consecutive years to extend sanitary sewer service or allow sewer connection only to property located within an adjacency area if the property owner or developer agrees to pay, or the municipality assesses, a housing surcharge. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 855"
citation: "Tennessee SB 855 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8bfee54-ab3d-426f-817e-fb48878e3735"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0855&ga=114"
source_hash: "ce2e1f3a909f35b472ab411160ef26b392ceec4232ce2c8ddeb599faf53f592a"
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 855 (114) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, establishes a process for a municipality that operates a sewerage system outside of its corporate boundaries and has imposed a moratorium on new sewer connections outside of its corporate boundaries for a period of five or more consecutive years to extend sanitary sewer service or allow sewer connection only to property located within an adjacency area if the property owner or developer agrees to pay, or the municipality assesses, a housing surcharge. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0792** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0792.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1074** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1074.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0594** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0594.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0701** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0701.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0855.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **82–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/11/2026 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0594)
- **2026-03-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0701)
- **2026-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1074) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0792) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026
- **2026-04-23** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1074) `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`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1059

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8bfee54-ab3d-426f-817e-fb48878e3735`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).