republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/hb-2265.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes - As enacted, updates the definition of a certified green energy production facility to include the storage of electricity for purposes of calculating a minimum tax base for the franchise tax or for a pollution control credit. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2004(9); Section 67-4-2108(a)(5)(C) and Section 67-6-346."
description: "Taxes - As enacted, updates the definition of a certified green energy production facility to include the storage of electricity for purposes of calculating a minimum tax base for the franchise tax or for a pollution control credit. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2004(9); Section 67-4-2108(a)(5)(C) and Section 67-6-346."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2265"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2265 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hicks G", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/884980cc-0123-4d0e-96ef-21898d964b00"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2265&GA=112"
source_hash: "b6156fcb2169fb6075dd191805c078a418752020a3bc268df7284799b62b8b56"
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 2265 (112) — Taxes - As enacted, updates the definition of a certified green energy production facility to include the storage of electricity for purposes of calculating a minimum tax base for the franchise tax or for a pollution control credit. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2004(9); Section 67-4-2108(a)(5)(C) and Section 67-6-346.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2265.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/3/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/1/2022 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/26/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hicks G — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-15** Refer to Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee
- **2022-02-22** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means w/ recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/3/2022
- **2022-03-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed behind the budget
- **2022-04-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1139
- **2022-06-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-06** Pub. Ch. 1139

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/884980cc-0123-4d0e-96ef-21898d964b00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).