1220 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission

  1. 1220-01 - Division of Practice and Procedure (Chapter 1220-01-01 to 1220-01-04)
  2. 1220-02 - Division of Motor Carriers (Chapter 1220-02-01)
  3. 1220-03 - Division of Railroad Regulation (Chapter 1220-03-01)
  4. 1220-04 - Division of Public Utilities (Chapter 1220-04-01 to 1220-04-15)

Notes

Original Chapters 1220-01-01 through 1220-04-05 were certified on May 9, 1974, under Chapter 491 of the Public Acts of 1974 as rules in effect when Chapter 491 became effective. The Administrative History following each rule gives the date on which the rule was certified or the date on which the rule was filed and its effective date, if promulgated after March 11, 1974. The Administrative History following each rule also shows the dates of any amendments or repeals.
Amendment to rule 1220-02-01-.22 and 1220-02-01-.29 filed April 28, 1975; effective May 28, 1975.
Amendment to rule 1220-01-01-.07 filed February 2, 1976; effective March 3, 1976
Amendment to rules 1220-04-02-.34 through 1220-04-02-.39 filed February 2, 1976; effective March 3, 1976.
Rule 1220-02-01-.28(1) has been changed to correct a clerical error. It has been effective in this new form since the date of certification.
Amendment to rule 1220-03-02-.03 filed November 5, 1976; effective December 5, 1976.
Amendment to rule 1220-02-01-.38 filed January 20, 1977; effective February 19, 1977.
Amendment to rule 1220-02-01-.02 filed March 22, 1977; effective April 18, 1977.
Amendment to rule 1220-03-01-.04 filed November 30, 1977; effective December 30, 1977.
Rule 1220-03-01-.13 filed August 22, 1978; effective October 6, 1978.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-01-.11 filed October 13, 1978; effective November 27, 1978.
Amendment to rule 1220-03-01-.05 filed July 20, 1979; effective September 3, 1979.
Amendment to rule 1220-02-01-.22 filed March 17, 1980; effective May 1, 1980.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-01-.12 Appendix A filed March 12, 1981; effective April 27, 1981.
Amendments to rules 1220-04-02-.03, 1220-04-02-.10, 1220-04-02-.13, 1220-04-02-.14, 1220-04-02-.15, 1220-04-02-.29, 1220-04-02-.31, 1220-04-02-.32, 1220-04-02-.34, 1220-04-02-.35, and 1220-04-02-.39 filed August 18, 1982; effective September 17, 1982.
Original rules 1220-01-01-.21 and 1220-03-01-.20 through 1220-03-01-.59 filed July 18, 1983; effective October 14, 1983.
Repeal of rule 1220-03-01-.05 filed July 18, 1983; effective October 14, 1983.
Amendment to rule 1220-01-01-.01 filed July 18, 1983; effective October 14, 1983.
Original rule 1220-04-02-.42 filed October 20, 1983; effective January 14, 1984.
Amendments to rules 1220-01-01-.18, 1220-02-01-.02, 1220-03-01-.03, 1220-04-04-.07, 1220-04-04-.14, and 1220-04-04-.19 filed October 20, 1983; effective January 14, 1984.
Original rule 1220-04-05-.45 and amendments to rule 1220-04-05-.18 filed November 14, 1983; effective March 2, 1984.
Amendment to rule 1220-02-01-.20 filed June 27, 1984; effective September 13, 1984.
Original rule 1220-02-01-.44 filed September 25, 1984; effective October 25, 1984.
Amendments to rules 1220-01-01-.05, 1220-01-01-.07, 1220-02-01-.01, 1220-04-01-.05, and 1220-04-02-.15 filed November 9, 1984; effective December 9, 1984.
Repeal and new rule 1220-04-05-.18 filed February 7, 1985; effective May 14, 1985.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-05-.45 filed February 7, 1985; effective May 14, 1985.
Amendments to rules 1220-03-01-.28, 1220-03-01-.35, 1220-03-01-.42, and 1220-03-01-.51 filed March 29, 1985; effective June 14, 1985.
Amendments to rules 1220-01-01-.02, 1220-01-01-.07, 1220-01-01-.16, 1220-01-01-.18, 1220-04-01-.11, and 1220-04-02-.03 by Public Chapter 440; effective July 1, 1985.
Repeal of rules 1220-01-01-.03, 1220-01-01-.04, 1220-01-01-.08 through 1220-01-01-.10, 1220-01-01-.12 through 1220-01-01-.15, 1220-01-01-.19, 1220-03-01-.02, 1220-03-01-.09, 1220-04-01-.08, 1220-04-02-.01, 1220-04-02-.02, 1220-04-02-.40, 1220-04-03-.01, 1220-04-03-.02, 1220-04-04-.01, 1220-04-04-.02, 1220-04-05-.01, and 1220-04-05-.02 by Public Chapter 440; effective July 1, 1985.
Amendment to rules 1220-02-01-.05 filed July 11, 1985; effective August 10, 1985.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-04-.07 filed June 7, 1985; effective September 13, 1985.
Amendments to rule 1220-02-01-.01 filed June 27, 1986; effective September 13, 1986.
Amendments to rules 1220-02-01-.11, 1220-02-01-.12, 1220-02-01-.19, and 1220-02-01-.20 filed June 24, 1986; effective September 13, 1986.
Original rule filed November 10, 1986; effective December 25, 1986.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-01-.01 filed December 3, 1986; effective March 31, 1987.
Original rule 1220-02-01-.47 filed March 31, 1987; effective May 15, 1987.
Amendment to rules 1220-04-02-.35 and 1220-04-02-.39 filed May 12, 1987; effective June 26, 1987.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-04-.19 filed May 12, 1987; effective June 26, 1987.
Amendment to rules 1220-02-01-.46 and 1220-04-01-.10 filed February 29, 1988; effective May 29, 1988.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-01-.11 filed August 26, 1988; effective November 29, 1988.
Original rules 1220-04-02-.43 through 1220-04-02-.54 filed May 17, 1990; effective July 1, 1990.
Original rules 1220-04-05-.46 and 1220-04-05-.47 filed July 19, 1990; effective October 29, 1990.
Original rule 1220-02-01-.45 filed November 15, 1990; effective February 27, 1991.
Repeal of rule 1220-04-01-.09 and original rule 1220-04-05-.48 filed May 31, 1991; effective August 21, 1991.
Original rule 1220-04-05-.47 filed September 24, 1991; effective December 29, 1991.
Amendments to rules 1220-02-01-.18, 1220-02-01-.19, and 1220-02-01-.25 filed January 28, 1992; effective April 29, 1992.
Original rule 1220-04-06 filed August 3, 1992; effective September 17, 1992.
Repeal of rule 1220-04-01-.01 filed August 7, 1992; effective November 29, 1992.
Original rule 1220-04-02-.55 filed November 25, 1992; effective January 10, 1993.
New rule 1220-04-01-.01 filed June 4, 1993; effective September 28, 1993.
Repeal of rule 1220-04-01-.12 and new chapter 1220-04-07 filed October 29, 1993; effective March 1, 1994.
Amendment to rule 1220-02-01-.45 and original rule 1220-04-02-.56 filed December 15, 1993; effective April 30. 1994.
Original rules 1220-02-01-.50 through 1220-02-01-.55 filed January 17, 1994; effective April 16, 1994.
Original rules 1220-02-01-.49 and 1220-04-02-.55; amendment to rule 1220-04-02-.57 filed March 28, 1995; effective June 13, 1995.
Original chapter 1220-04-09 filed September 30, 1996; effective January 28, 1997.
Original chapter 1220-04-08 filed April 15, 1998; effective June 15, 1998.
New rule 1220-04-02-.58 and amendment to rule 1220-04-02-.56 filed September 14, 1999; effective November 26, 1999.
Original Chapter 1220-04-10 filed November 22, 1999; effective February 5, 2000.
Original Chapter 1220-04-11 filed February 22, 2000; effective May 7, 2000.
Amendment to rules 1220-04-10-.01 through 1220-04-10-.03 filed February 24, 2000; effective May 9, 2000.
Amendment to rule 1220-01 and original rules 1220-01-02 and 1220-01-03 filed June 30, 2000; effective September 13, 2000.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-04 filed October 30, 2000; effective January 13, 2001.
Amendment to rules 1220-04-11-.01, 1220-04-11-.02, 1220-04-11-.04, and 1220-04-11-.07 filed February 15, 2001; effective May 1, 2001.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-02-.55 filed July 13, 2001; to be effective September 26, 2001; however, on September 25, 2001, the Joint Government Operations Committee of the General Assembly stayed rule 1220-04-02-.55, paragraph (2), until November 2, 2001. On October 31, 2001, the committee again stayed this section until January 2, 2002. Rule 1220-04-02-.55, paragraph (2) became effective January 2, 2002.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-02-.56 filed October 31, 2001; effective January 14, 2002.
Rules 1220-03-01-.01, 1220-03-01-.03, 1220-03-01-.10, 1220-03-01-.11, and 1220-03-01-.12 have been reassigned to 1680-12-02-.01 through 1680-12-02-.05 respectively; effective January 16, 2002.
Chapters 1220-01-01 through 1220-04-11, editorial changes made by the Secretary of State pursuant to Public Chapter 305 of 1995; Commission and Reference to the Commission was changed to Authority and Reference to the Authority; effective March 28, 2003.
Chapters 1220-01-01 through 1220-04-11, editorial changes made by the Secretary of State pursuant to Public Chapter 826 of 2002 by replacing Executive Secretary with Chair of the authority; effective March 28, 2003.
Chapter 1220-02-01 was transferred to Chapter 1340-06-01 by the Secretary of State with editorial changes pursuant to Public Chapter 305 of 1995 and Public Chapter 826 of 2002; effective March 28, 2003.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-01-.10 filed September 25, 2003; effective December 9, 2003.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-02-.56 filed January 27, 2005; effective April 12, 2005.
Amendment to rule 1220-04-11-.05 filed April 11, 2005; effective June 25, 2005.
Original rule 1220-04-01-.08 filed July 14, 2005; effective September 27, 2005.
Public necessity rules 1220-04-13-.01 through 1220-04-13-.15 filed December 29, 2005; effective through June 12, 2006.
Rule editorially repealed by the Secretary of State because of termination of the rule. Rule terminated January 28, 2002 and editorially repealed by Secretary of State on June 1, 2006.
Original chapter 1220-04-13 filed March 29, 2006; effective June 12, 2006.
Original rule filed 1220-04-02-.40 and repeal and new chapter 1220-04-10 filed December 5, 2006; effective February 18, 2007.
Amendments to rules 1220-04-11-.08 through 1220-04-11-.10 filed October 22, 2009; to have become effective January 20, 2010. However, the rules were stayed January 12, 2010; new effective date April 5, 2010.
Amendments to rules 1220-04-.08 through 1220-04-.10 filed October 22, 2009; to have become effective April 5, 2010. However, the rules were withdrawn by the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.
Original rule 1220-04-07-.06 and amendments to rules 1220-04-07-.01 and 1220-04-07-.03 filed June 18, 2012; effective September 16, 2012.
Amendments to rules 1220-04-01-.01, 1220-04-01-.10, and 1220-04-01-.11 filed February 11, 2015; effective May 12, 2015.
Repeal of chapter 1220-03-01 filed February 11, 2015; effective May 12, 2015.
Repeal of chapter 1220-04-06 filed February 11, 2015; effective May 12, 2015.
Administrative changes made to this chapter on April 27, 2018 pursuant to Public Chapter 94 of 2017; "Tennessee Regulatory Authority" references were changed to "Tennessee Public Utility Commission," "Authority" references were changed to "Commission," "Authority Director" references were changed to "Commissioner," "TRA" references were changed to "TPUC," "Chair of the Commission" references were changed to "Executive Director," and "Chief" references were changed to "Director."
Amendment to rule 1220-04-03-.06 filed April 11, 2018; effective July 10, 2018.
Amendments to rules 1220-04-13-.02, 1220-04-13-.04 through 1220-04-13-.10, and 1220-04-13-.14, repeal of rule 1220-04-13-.11, and original rules 1220-04-13-.16 and 1220-04-13-.17 filed September 5, 2018; effective December 4, 2018.
Repeal of rule 1220-01-01-.07 and original rules 1220-01-04-.01 through 1220-01-04-.09 filed March 4, 2019; effective June 2, 2019.
Amendments to rules 1220-04-11-.01, 1220-04-11-.03, 1220-04-11-.05, and 1220-04-11-.06 filed May 14, 2019; effective August 12, 2019.
Amendments to rules 1220-04-10-.01 and 1220-04-10-.02, deletion of rule 1220-04-10-.03 and subsequent renumbering of rules 1220-04-10-.04 through 1220-04-10-.08, and amendments to newly renumbered rules 1220-04-10-.03 through 1220-04-10-.05.
New rule 1220-04-01-.13 filed February 4, 2021; effective May 5, 2021.
New rules 1220-04-14-.01 through 1220-04-14-.08 filed August 10, 2021; effective November 8, 2021.
New rules 1220-04-15-.01 through 1220-04-15-.07 filed June 27, 2023; effective 9/25/2023.

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