Senate approves amendment letting private buyers inherit public utility franchise rights Senate Bill 717, amended on the floor, allows a private entity that acquires a public utility to retain the same franchise rights the public utility held; the amendment and the bill passed unanimously on final consideration (32–0).

Tennessee Senators have just approved a groundbreaking bill ensuring private buyers retain valuable franchise rights when acquiring public utilities.

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