# Tennessee HB 1259: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to water. Tennessee HB 1259, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to water., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1055) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1259-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1259 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to water. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1055 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Water - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (22 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Freeman (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1055 - 2026-04-22: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-22: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-22: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Reset on Final cal. 2 of Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-03: Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-11: Sponsor change. (House) - 2025-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-11: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1055.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0639.pdf) - HA0779: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0779.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1259.pdf) - SA0592: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0592.pdf) - SA0616: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0616.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1055.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0639.pdf) - [HA0779 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0779.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1259.pdf) - [SA0592 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0592.pdf) - [SA0616 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0616.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [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 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 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1259-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).