# Tennessee HB 0612: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to permits.

Tennessee HB 0612, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to permits., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0612
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to permits.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Water Pollution
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (122 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lower mitigation costs for qualifying permit applicants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee must waive some requirements to offset wetland or stream damage for aquatic resource alteration permit applicants. This applies only when wetland acreage or stream length is the sole reason the project cannot use a general permit. The waiver covers exactly the acre…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2025 | pass | 26 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 74 | 20 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0224 (Substitute), 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0224.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0342.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0612.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0612.pdf)
- SA0246: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0246.pdf)

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- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
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## Sources
- [HA0224 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0224.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0342.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0612.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0612.pdf)
- [SA0246 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0246.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0612-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).