Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

HB 0199 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4, relative to variances for subsurface sewage disposal systems.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 208

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 07, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires an agreement or contract entered into between the commissioner and a county health department for the department to implement subsurface sewage disposal requirements to include authority for the commissioner to issue a variance in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/19/2025

  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  6. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2025

  7. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  8. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  9. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA0213), Ayes 44, Nays 46, PNV 0

  12. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0150)

  13. Passed H., as am., Ayes 63, Nays 30, PNV 0

  14. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/3/2025

  15. Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 3, PNV 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0150)

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  18. Signed by Senate Speaker

  19. Signed by H. Speaker

  20. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  21. Signed by Governor.

  22. Pub. Ch. 208

  23. Effective date(s) 04/15/2025

  24. Filed for introduction

  25. Intro., P1C.

  26. P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  27. Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  28. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  29. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/5/2025

  30. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  31. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  32. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/11/2025

  33. Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 3/18/2025

  34. Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/18/2025

  36. Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 3/25/2025

  37. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025

  38. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  39. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  40. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025

  41. Sponsor(s) Added.

  42. Comp. SB subst.

  43. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 208

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0199 do?
Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires an agreement or contract entered into between the commissioner and a county health department for the department to implement subsurface sewage disposal requirements to include authority for the commissioner to issue a variance in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4.
Who sponsors HB 0199?
HB 0199 is sponsored by Reeves, Lee (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Warner, Todd (Republican), and Reedy, Jay D. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0199?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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