Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 1138 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  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 29, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 29, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Sewage - As enacted, prohibits a municipal sewer system or utility district that has operated a sewerage system outside of the corporate boundaries of the city or town for 25 years or more from ceasing operation of the sewerage system outside the corporate boundaries so long as the sewerage system maintains sufficient capacity; requires a utility system that provides wastewater service to provide a connection to the owner of real property for wastewater service when the utility system meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 461

  2. Pub. Ch. 461

  3. Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Comp. SB subst.

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0223)

  13. Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 22, PNV 0

  14. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  15. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  16. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  17. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  18. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

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

  20. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0402)

  21. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0253)

  22. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6

  23. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025

  26. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

  27. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  28. Placed behind the budget

  29. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  30. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2025

  31. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0

  32. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/9/2025

  33. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025

  34. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  35. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  36. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  37. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

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

  39. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

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

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

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

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

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

  45. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  46. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  47. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

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

  49. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  50. Filed for introduction

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

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

  53. Intro., P1C.

  54. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

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.

Show all 131 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

public-safety environment
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1138 do?
Sewage - As enacted, prohibits a municipal sewer system or utility district that has operated a sewerage system outside of the corporate boundaries of the city or town for 25 years or more from ceasing operation of the sewerage system outside the corporate boundaries so long as the sewerage system maintains sufficient capacity; requires a utility system that provides wastewater service to provide a connection to the owner of real property for wastewater service when the utility system meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221.
Who sponsors SB 1138?
SB 1138 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican) and Rose, Paul (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1138?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1138?
Track SB 1138 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 1138

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 1138

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →