republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/hb-2246.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits political subdivisions of this state from, arising from or as a result of a local action, prohibiting the development and implementation of the types or sources of energy that may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by certain entities; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 68."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits political subdivisions of this state from, arising from or as a result of a local action, prohibiting the development and implementation of the types or sources of energy that may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by certain entities; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2246"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2246 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vaughan", "Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7e993f3-6103-41e7-a119-cbe7e82dc029"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2246&GA=112"
source_hash: "a3640cae22ede0c63225148ef76e07dfbe796271ef2abf3062de9619161a2983"
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 2246 (112) — Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits political subdivisions of this state from, arising from or as a result of a local action, prohibiting the development and implementation of the types or sources of energy that may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by certain entities; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0819** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0819.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0695** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0695.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2246.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/19/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/15/2022 Passed (3) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2022 Passed (1) — **68–25** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/2/2022 (7) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/29/2022 Passed (6) — **16–4** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022 4/20/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed (2) — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/13/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2022 Failed (2) — **62–31** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **25–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Vaughan — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2022-02-03** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-02-15** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0695)
- **2022-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-06** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-06** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
- **2022-04-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-25** Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 25, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0819) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-27** Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0819) `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-05-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1100
- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1100

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7e993f3-6103-41e7-a119-cbe7e82dc029`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).