Tennessee · 114

SB 2658

Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes, during a state of emergency that is based on a natural emergency, an emergency utility worker to travel upon public roads and enter areas subject to curfew or restricted access orders when such access is necessary to perform emergency utilities restoration activities; provides that an emergency utility worker, and the emergency utility worker's employer, are immune from civil liability for injury, death, or property damage resulting from an act or omission of the emergency utility worker committed in good faith while engaged in emergency utilities restoration activities during a state of emergency declared that is based on a natural emergency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 58.

Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/b398d08f-8016-4e17-b640-191dba104359 CC0-1.0

Summary AI-generated

Tennessee SB 2658 authorizes emergency utility workers to travel on public roads and enter curfew-restricted areas during a natural emergency to perform restoration activities. The bill also grants immunity from civil liability to these workers and their employers for acts or omissions committed in good faith while engaged in such emergency work. It amends TCA Titles 4, 29, 39, and 58.

Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Issue tags AI-classified

Classified by a local model from the bill's text; confidence shown. GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Roll-call votes on this bill

Motion / questionChamberStageRollOutcomeYeaNayOtherDateSource
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2026 Passed (1) upper 51c9c907-1564-4081-9734-75f6c111d0f0 pass 0 0 0 Apr 22, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51c9c907-1564-4081-9734-75f6c111d0f0 CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… lower 3bfb838f-c0ef-4264-998c-834779619ea1 pass 0 0 4 Apr 20, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3bfb838f-c0ef-4264-998c-834779619ea1 CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (2) upper 13fae4f0-6f9e-4e81-b008-4f92af380bce pass 0 0 0 Apr 13, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13fae4f0-6f9e-4e81-b008-4f92af380bce CC0-1.0
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with… upper 6d7a63ff-3f7b-453c-81d1-7fe62b7f0ab0 pass 0 0 0 Mar 25, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d7a63ff-3f7b-453c-81d1-7fe62b7f0ab0 CC0-1.0