# Tennessee SB 0258: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to public water systems.

Tennessee SB 0258, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to public water systems., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0258
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to public water systems.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Water
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (164 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New testing for buildings with water softeners: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, some buildings that install a whole‑building water softener count as public water systems. This applies only when the device is installed solely to soften hard water and that setup makes the site meet the state’s public water system definition. Those buildings are treated as…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/10/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/31/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 233
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-14: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0220) (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House)
- 2025-04-07: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0220) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0220, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0220.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0233.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0258.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0258.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: 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… (signed)
- HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed)
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## Sources
- [HA0220 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0220.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0233.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0258.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0258.pdf)

## Related
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- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0258-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
