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TN-HB2061 — 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.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionTennesseeState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-11Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

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How it operates

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.

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Issues named in the record

Energy · Water

These themes are supported by explicit words in the title or stored summary, not graph proximity.

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Formal policy pathway

Joe Towns

sponsored: Joe Towns

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Companion and document family

4 connected records

TN-SB2112 · TN-HB2456 · TN-SB1682 · TN-SB1600

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TN-HB2061 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.

10 nodes · 9 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 4Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordTN-HB2061AN ACT to amend Tennessee C…TN-HB2061: 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.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionTennesseeState policy jurisdictionTennessee: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorJoe TownspersonJoe Towns: personPolicy familyAN ACT to amend Tennes…TNAN 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.: TN

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