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TennesseeHB 0612114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to permits.

Sponsored By: Kevin Vaughan (Republican)

Became Law

Water Pollution

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Lower mitigation for water-work permits

Beginning July 1, 2025, the state environmental department must waive some compensatory mitigation for certain water-work permits. This applies only when the only reason you cannot use a general permit is impact size (wetland acreage or stream length). The waiver covers only the wetland acreage or stream length that a general permit would not require to mitigate. All other permit rules still apply. This can lower permitting costs for builders, landowners, and farms.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kevin Vaughan

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Ed Butler

    Republican • House

  • Justin Jones

    Democrat • House

  • Tom Leatherwood

    Republican • House

  • Jay D. Reedy

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 122 • No: 27

Senate vote • 4/14/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2025

Yes: 26 • No: 6

House vote • 4/10/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025

Yes: 74 • No: 20

House vote • 4/10/2025

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 4/1/2025

HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Yes: 14 • No: 1

House vote • 3/26/2025

HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 342

    5/8/2025

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

    5/8/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/2/2025

  4. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    4/21/2025House

  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/17/2025Senate

  6. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    4/15/2025House

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/15/2025House

  8. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    4/14/2025Senate

  9. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    4/14/2025Senate

  10. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0246)

    4/14/2025Senate

  11. Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6

    4/14/2025Senate

  12. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0224)

    4/10/2025House

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

    4/10/2025House

  14. Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 20, PNV 0

    4/10/2025House

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    4/10/2025House

  16. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025

    4/3/2025House

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

    4/2/2025House

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

    4/1/2025House

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

    3/26/2025House

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

    3/26/2025House

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

    3/19/2025House

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

    3/19/2025House

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

    3/12/2025House

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

    2/5/2025House

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

    2/5/2025House

Bill Text

  • HA0224 (Substitute)

    4/10/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • SA0246

    PDF

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