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Joint committee clears rules creating Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation
Summary
The Joint Government Operations Committee voted to recommend new rules that consolidate procedures for the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation, replacing rules for predecessor boards following a 2023 law that combined those bodies.
The Joint Government Operations Committee on July 23 recommended new procedural rules for the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation, a board created by 2023 legislation that merged the Utility Management Review Board and the Water and Wastewater Financing Board.
The rules repeal the old boards' rule sets and adopt a consolidated set of rules governing TBOR's operations. Edwin Carter, legislative senior auditor with the comptroller's office and the comptroller's appointee to TBOR, and Rachel Buckley, general counsel for the comptroller's office, said the changes are organizational and procedural; the rulemaking hearing drew no public comment.
Committee members asked about board composition and subject-matter expertise. Carter said appointees typically come from municipal or utility districts, include a TDEC appointee and several members with finance backgrounds, and the board’s jurisdiction covers finances and management of government-owned water utilities.
The committee approved a positive recommendation. The House registered the approval by voice vote; a roll call in the Senate recorded six ayes, and the chair announced the rule would move forward with a positive recommendation.
