Tennessee · Senate Bill 962 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 10; Title 7; Title 8; Title 65 and Title 68, Chapter 204, relative to energy.

SB 962 Sponsored by London Lamar Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Energy - As introduced, directs TACIR to study the reliability of the power grid on which this state relies for electricity, including assessing the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios, examining precautions taken by municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, and other similar entities to mitigate the potential impact of extreme weather scenarios, and determining whether municipal utilities, electric…

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Energy - As introduced, directs TACIR to study the reliability of the power grid on which this state relies for electricity, including assessing the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios, examining precautions taken by municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, and other similar entities to mitigate the potential impact of extreme weather scenarios, and determining whether municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, and other similar entities have the capability of doing an annual assessment of the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 10; Title 7; Title 8; Title 65 and Title 68, Chapter 204.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee · Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/15/2023 · Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
  5. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
  6. SenateSponsor(s) Added.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.