Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 0113 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4, relative to variances for subsurface sewage disposal systems.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/15/2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  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

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

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. Intro., P1C.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 208

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  25. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

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

  27. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  30. Subst. for comp. HB.

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

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

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

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

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

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  38. Signed by Senate Speaker

  39. Signed by H. Speaker

  40. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  41. Signed by Governor.

  42. Pub. Ch. 208

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0113 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 SB 0113?
SB 0113 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican) and Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0113?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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