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Policy intelligence brief
TN-SB1682 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.
As introduced, requires certain data centers to register with the Tennessee public utilities commission; requires electric and water utilities that provide service to registered data centers to report usage and rates to the commission; requires the commission's executive director to compile and publish certain information based on reports received from utilities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
What the evidence says
Key findings
Disclosure & reporting
Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.
Energy · Water
These themes are supported by explicit words in the title or stored summary, not graph proximity.
London Lamar
sponsored: London Lamar
4 connected records
TN-SB2112 · TN-HB2456 · TN-HB2061 · TN-SB1600
Comparable precedents
Related approaches worth comparing
Selected by shared tracked mechanisms or themes, with cross jurisdiction examples prioritized. Similarity is not legal equivalence.
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Relationship map
TN-SB1682 evidence graph
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.
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TN-SB1682explicitly concernsEnergy
Theme named in the title or stored summary · Basis: explicit text match; not graph inference · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗TN-SB1682explicitly concernsWater
Theme named in the title or stored summary · Basis: explicit text match; not graph inference · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗TN-SB1682classified underCertification & Standards
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗TN-SB1682classified underRatepayer
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗TN-SB1682signals mechanismDisclosure & reporting
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗TN-SB1682sponsoredLondon Lamar
Named sponsor in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗TN-SB1682member of familyAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.
exact title companion · Basis: exact normalized title within TN, session 2025-2026 · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗