TN HB 794
died on adjournmentUtilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, establishes a process for a municipality that operates a sewerage system outside of its corporate boundaries and has imposed a moratorium on new sewer connections outside of its corporate boundaries for a period of five or more consecutive years to extend sanitary sewer service or allow sewer connection only to property located within an adjacency area if the property owner or developer agrees to pay, or the municipality assesses, a housing surcharge. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
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Quick answers
Did TN HB 794 pass?
No. TN HB 794 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1059
What is TN HB 794 about?
TN HB 794 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, establishes a process for a municipality that operates a sewerage system outside of its corporate boundaries and has imposed a moratorium on new sewer connections outside of its corporate boundaries for a period of five or more consecutive years to extend sanitary sewer service or allow sewer connection only to property located within an adjacency area if the property owner or developer agrees to pay, or the municipality assesses, a housing surcharge. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 794?
Vaughan is the primary sponsor of TN HB 794.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1059
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Vaughanprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-27
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1059
2026-04-21
Comp. SB subst.
2026-04-14
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-14
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
2026-04-14
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
2026-04-08
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
2026-04-08
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
2026-04-01
Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/8/2026
2026-04-01
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/8/2026
2026-03-25
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026
2026-03-24
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Commerce Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-18
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
2026-03-11
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-04
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026
2026-02-25
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
2026-02-18
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Commerce Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-06
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2025-02-05
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-04
Filed for introduction
filing
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Votes
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (3)
2026-03-04 · pass · 6-0
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Commerce Committee 3/24/2026 Passed
2026-03-24 · pass · 19-1
Member-level votes (3)
- Butler: not voting
- Leatherwood: not voting
- Salinas: not voting
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/8/2026 Passed
2026-04-08 · pass · 9-0
HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/8/2026 Passed
2026-04-08 · pass · 20-0
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2026 Passed (2)
2026-04-14 · pass · 23-1
Member-level votes (1)
- Freeman: not voting
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 4/14/2026 (1)
2026-04-16 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 855
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