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type: "Bill"
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title: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that prior to the acquisition of assets of a natural gas utility regulated by the Tennessee public utility commission by a new owner or any other change in control of such assets, the commission has exclusive authority to approve the acquisition or change in control, including the assignment of franchise rights, upon a finding by the commission that such transfers of assets or control is in the public interest. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69."
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description: "Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that prior to the acquisition of assets of a natural gas utility regulated by the Tennessee public utility commission by a new owner or any other change in control of such assets, the commission has exclusive authority to approve the acquisition or change in control, including the assignment of franchise rights, upon a finding by the commission that such transfers of assets or control is in the public interest. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69."
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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: "SB 717"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 717 (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: ["Taylor"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-03"
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last_action: "2026-03-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d7351cf-8c5f-47f7-8263-ac2b7f681cda"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0717&ga=114"
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source_hash: "d1e50fe5c5bb70ef7c4501ded076693202d25d813b845dbd1c8006c59e818e4b"
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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 SB 717 (114) — Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that prior to the acquisition of assets of a natural gas utility regulated by the Tennessee public utility commission by a new owner or any other change in control of such assets, the commission has exclusive authority to approve the acquisition or change in control, including the assignment of franchise rights, upon a finding by the commission that such transfers of assets or control is in the public interest. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
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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 HA0545** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0545.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0462** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0462.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0717.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/9/2026 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/5/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/3/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/20/2026
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- **2026-01-20** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 1/27/2026
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- **2026-01-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/27/2026
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- **2026-01-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/3/2026
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- **2026-02-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/5/2026
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- **2026-02-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2026-02-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2026-02-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0462)
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- **2026-02-09** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0545) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2026-02-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2026-02-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-11** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-02-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-16** Effective date(s) 02/17/2026
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- **2026-03-16** Pub. Ch. 532
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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/5d7351cf-8c5f-47f7-8263-ac2b7f681cda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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