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TN HB 2381

died on adjournment

Public Utilities - As enacted, requires a utility to provide material that is required for construction of utility infrastructure for the customer's or approved contractor's use at the same price as the utility paid for the material, if such material is available only from the utility; authorizes a customer or approved contractor installing utility infrastructure to install street lights; prohibits a utility from requiring a customer or approved contractor from installing street lights; prohibits certain fees for inspections and review of plans and designs from exceeding a combined total of 10% of the proposed cost of the project. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2381 pass?

No. TN HB 2381 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. 1122

What is TN HB 2381 about?

TN HB 2381 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Public Utilities - As enacted, requires a utility to provide material that is required for construction of utility infrastructure for the customer's or approved contractor's use at the same price as the utility paid for the material, if such material is available only from the utility; authorizes a customer or approved contractor installing utility infrastructure to install street lights; prohibits a utility from requiring a customer or approved contractor from installing street lights; prohibits certain fees for inspections and review of plans and designs from exceeding a combined total of 10% of the proposed cost of the project. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2381?

Vaughan is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2381.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1122
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Vaughanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2026-02-27

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-27

    Ref. to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  7. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  8. 2026-03-11

    Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  9. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026

  10. 2026-03-18

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026

  12. 2026-03-25

    Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/1/2026

  13. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/8/2026

  14. 2026-04-01

    Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/8/2026

  15. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  16. 2026-04-08

    Placed behind the budget

  17. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  18. 2026-04-08

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-04-08

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-04-15

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  21. 2026-04-15

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-04-15

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  23. 2026-04-15

    Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-04-15

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  25. 2026-04-16

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  26. 2026-04-21

    Comp. SB subst.

  27. 2026-05-27

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1122

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (5)

    2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0

  • HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/8/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-04-08 · pass · 21-1

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-17 · pass · 13-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-17 · pass · 26-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (3)

    2026-04-20 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2381&ga=114

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