Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 0258 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to public water systems.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  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 23, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 14, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Water - As enacted, clarifies that if a point-of-entry treatment device is installed in a facility solely to soften hard water and, because of the installation of such a device, the house, building, or complex of buildings meets the definition of a public water system under the Tennessee Safe Drinking Water Act of 1983, then the facility constitutes a consecutive system, and is required to monitor the influent and finished water for hardness, alkalinity, and pH on a quarterly basis, and sodium on an annual basis, and report the results to the department of environment and conservation within 15 days of the end of the reporting period. - Amends TCA Title 68.

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 3/19/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

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

  9. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 4/1/2025

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

  11. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  12. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Comp. SB subst.

  15. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 233

  16. Filed for introduction

  17. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  19. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  20. Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025

  21. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  22. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  23. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/31/2025

  24. Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  25. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  27. Subst. for comp. HB.

  28. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0220)

  29. Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  30. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2025

  31. Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0220)

  32. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  33. Signed by Senate Speaker

  34. Signed by H. Speaker

  35. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  36. Signed by Governor.

  37. Pub. Ch. 233

  38. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0258 do?
Water - As enacted, clarifies that if a point-of-entry treatment device is installed in a facility solely to soften hard water and, because of the installation of such a device, the house, building, or complex of buildings meets the definition of a public water system under the Tennessee Safe Drinking Water Act of 1983, then the facility constitutes a consecutive system, and is required to monitor the influent and finished water for hardness, alkalinity, and pH on a quarterly basis, and sodium on an annual basis, and report the results to the department of environment and conservation within 15 days of the end of the reporting period. - Amends TCA Title 68.
Who sponsors SB 0258?
SB 0258 is sponsored by Pody, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0258?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2025. Enacted.
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