Bill > HB2381

This bill, concerning utilities, introduces several changes to Tennessee law. Primarily, it mandates that if a utility possesses materials essential for infrastructure construction that are unavailable elsewhere, they must sell these materials to customers or approved contractors at the price the utility originally paid, including taxes, and provide an itemized cost statement. Additionally, the bill clarifies that customers or contractors installing utility infrastructure are not obligated to install street lights, and utilities cannot require them to do so. It also sets a cap on fees utilities can charge for plan reviews and inspections, limiting the combined total to no more than ten percent of the project's proposed cost, and these changes are set to take effect on July 1, 2026.