STATE BILLTN HB 794PASSED

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, 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, relative to municipal utilities.

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.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 27, 2026; 169 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

TN HB 794 · PassedMay 27

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Bill details

Last action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1059 · May 27, 2026

Sponsor

KVKevin VaughanRepresentative · Republican · HD-095Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 27, 2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1059

Apr 21, 2026Comp. SB subst.House

Apr 14, 2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026House

Apr 14, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026House

Apr 14, 2026Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse

Apr 8, 2026Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026House

Apr 8, 2026Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

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

Show 18 earlier actions

Apr 8, 2026Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeHouse

Apr 8, 2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Apr 1, 2026Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/8/2026House

Apr 1, 2026Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/8/2026House

Mar 25, 2026Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026House

Mar 24, 2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Commerce CommitteeHouse

Mar 18, 2026Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026House

Mar 18, 2026Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026House

Mar 11, 2026Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026House

Mar 11, 2026Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026House

Mar 4, 2026Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026House

Mar 4, 2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeHouse

Feb 25, 2026Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026House

Feb 18, 2026Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 18, 2026Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Commerce CommitteeHouse

Feb 6, 2025P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.House

Feb 5, 2025Intro., P1C.House

Feb 4, 2025Filed for introductionHouse

Recorded votes

HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeMar 4, 2026 · House · 6 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Commerce CommitteeMar 24, 2026 · House · 19 yea · 1 nayPassed

HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeApr 8, 2026 · House · 20 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeApr 8, 2026 · House · 9 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeApr 14, 2026 · House · 23 yea · 1 nayPassed

Subjects

Utilities, Utility Districts

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