Tennessee House Bill HB2593

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/3/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to utilities.

Summary

HB2593 is a narrow administrative bill affecting Tennessee utility law. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated section 65-1-111 to allow a required report to be provided electronically, rather than only in paper form. The bill does not create a new program, fee, or regulatory standard; it simply updates the method by which the report may be delivered. The measure is framed as a technical modernization of utility-related reporting requirements across the Tennessee Code. Because the bill’s only substantive change is to authorize electronic submission, its practical effect is to reduce paperwork and make compliance easier for the affected utility entity or entities subject to the reporting requirement.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated section 65-1-111 by adding language that permits the report to be provided electronically. This changes state law to recognize electronic delivery as an acceptable method of filing or transmitting the report, while leaving the underlying reporting obligation intact. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history showing debate, opposition, or amendments, and the bill’s text suggests a routine, low-conflict administrative change. The available context indicates a generally neutral or favorable posture toward the bill, likely because it modernizes reporting procedures without altering substantive utility regulation.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. If any concerns existed, they would most likely relate to administrative details such as whether electronic reporting is sufficiently secure, accessible, or consistent with existing recordkeeping practices, but no such objections appear in the provided history. The absence of votes or transcripts suggests the bill did not generate notable controversy.