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type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies definition of utility district commissioner for purposes of continuing education requirements; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308; Section 7-82-709; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605; Section 68-221-1009 and Section 68-221-1206."
description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies definition of utility district commissioner for purposes of continuing education requirements; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308; Section 7-82-709; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605; Section 68-221-1009 and Section 68-221-1206."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1798"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1798 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helton", "White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8e07e55-559c-4866-8ec6-0b14061557cd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1798&GA=111"
source_hash: "e93008a17816dbfdf9eb78d7ac21ebf6ddcbc4896386bac5158da5990c5c83ac"
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 1798 (111) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies definition of utility district commissioner for purposes of continuing education requirements; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308; Section 7-82-709; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605; Section 68-221-1009 and Section 68-221-1206.
## 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/111/Bill/SB1798.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **910** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/5/2020 — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/18/2020 Passed (3) — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/11/2020 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (2) — **300** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Helton — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Assigned to s/c Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-01-29** Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/5/2020
- **2020-02-05** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2020
- **2020-02-13** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-02-20** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-02-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 627
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 627
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/20/2020
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8e07e55-559c-4866-8ec6-0b14061557cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).