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

HB 794: 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.

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 794 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Kevin Vaughan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1059.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin VaughanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse95

“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. 1059
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
  5. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  7. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
  9. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
  11. Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/8/2026
  12. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/8/2026

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Sources

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