# Tennessee HB 2355: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to unlawful disposal of waste. Tennessee HB 2355, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to unlawful disposal of waste., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 07/01/20256) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2355-2025-2026 - 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 2355 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to unlawful disposal of waste. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 07/01/20256 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Sewage - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (144 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tougher penalties for septic waste removal businesses: cost, high. For violations committed beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee raises penalties for businesses removing accumulated waste from underground sewage systems. Specified illegal sewage, waste, or contaminant disposal offenses become Class B misdemeanors instead of Class C misdemeanors. Courts must report th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 07/01/20256 - 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 763 - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-24: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0705) (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0623) (House) - 2026-03-12: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0623 (Substitute), 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0623.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0763.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2532.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2355.pdf) - SA0705: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0705.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed) - HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed) - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed) - HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) - HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0623 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0623.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0763.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2532.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2355.pdf) - [SA0705 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0705.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2381-2025-2026) - [HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2309-2025-2026) - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [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-HB2355-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).