HB0543Enacted

Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221.

Tennessee HB0543 amends existing laws regarding wastewater service connections by requiring utility systems to provide connections to property owners when a gravity sewer line is present on their property and a request is made. The bill affects property owners seeking wastewater service and establishes a process for appealing refusals to the Tennessee board of utility regulation after an initial complaint to the utility's governing board. Key provisions include the removal of a requirement for a TACIR study and the stipulation that the bill's provisions do not alter existing or future service rates or contractual agreements.

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Overview

Tennessee HB0543 amends existing laws regarding wastewater service connections by requiring utility systems to provide connections to property owners when a gravity sewer line is present on their property and a request is made. The bill affects property owners seeking wastewater service and establishes a process for appealing refusals to the Tennessee board of utility regulation after an initial complaint to the utility's governing board. Key provisions include the removal of a requirement for a TACIR study and the stipulation that the bill's provisions do not alter existing or future service rates or contractual agreements.

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Sponsor

Vaughan, Kevin

Details
Session

114th General Assembly

Introduced

January 29, 2025

Last Action

May 15, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 461

Subjects
SewageUtilities, Utility DistrictsMunicipal Government

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