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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 561: Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes certain utility systems to borrow money in anticipation of revenue collections and to issue negotiable notes to evidence such borrowing to provide emergency cash flow for such systems, with oversight of such actions by the comptroller of the treasury; establishes deadline for the payment of such notes. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-111; Section 7-36-113; Section 7-82-501; Section 7-82-702; Section 68-221-1311 and Section 68-221-611.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 561 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes certain utility systems to borrow money in anticipation of revenue collections and to issue negotiable notes to evidence such borrowing to provide emergency cash flow for such systems, with oversight of such actions by the comptroller of the treasury; establishes deadline for the payment of such notes. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-111; Section 7-36-113; Section 7-82-501; Section 7-82-702; Section 68-221-1311 and Section 68-221-611. Primary sponsor: Kip Capley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 170.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kip CapleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 170
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/25/2025
  9. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  11. Re-ref. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  12. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source