# Tennessee HB 0543: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems.

Tennessee HB 0543, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 461) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0543
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 461
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Sewage
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (61 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 461
- 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 4/1/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House)
- 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-01-29: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0461.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0543.pdf)
- HA0223: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0223.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0543.pdf)
- SA0253: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0253.pdf)
- SA0402: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0402.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0461.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0543.pdf)
- [HA0223 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0223.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0543.pdf)
- [SA0253 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0253.pdf)
- [SA0402 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0402.pdf)

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- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0543-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).