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type: "Bill"
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title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relative to utilities. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68."
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description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relative to utilities. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "HB 542"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 542 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Utilities", "Utility Districts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Vaughan"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-01-29"
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last_action: "2025-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8d726e3-f4c9-4945-86f0-a589cd1bafc1"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0542&ga=114"
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source_hash: "3316a296c909dea1ad962576c078186fa81a35f5037b6bd36b24b95a3ee42a55"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 542 (114) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relative to utilities. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0189.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0292** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0292.pdf)
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3. **Amendment SA0304** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0304.pdf)
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4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0542.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **24–6** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (5) — **7–2** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2025 Passed — **18–3** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **77–13** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Vaughan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2025-02-05** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-05** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
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- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
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- **2025-03-12** Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
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- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/26/2025
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- **2025-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-26** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
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- **2025-04-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
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- **2025-04-09** Placed behind the budget
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- **2025-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
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- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
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- **2025-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
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- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
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- **2025-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0292)
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- **2025-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0304)
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- **2025-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
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- **2025-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
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- **2025-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0189) `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
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- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 490
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8d726e3-f4c9-4945-86f0-a589cd1bafc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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