# Tennessee SB 0670: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 66; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 4 and Title 69, relative to wetlands. Tennessee SB 0670, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 66; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 4 and Title 69, relative to wetlands., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0670-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0670 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 66; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 4 and Title 69, relative to wetlands. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Water Pollution - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (163 yes, 44 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Landowners face fewer wetland permit requirements: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee allows some isolated wetland changes without notice, approval, or payments to replace lost wetlands. This covers artificial isolated wetlands of any size, low-quality isolated wetlands up to 1 acre, and moderate-quality ones up to 1/4 acre. Projects must avoid toxi… - Developers get deadlines for wetland reviews: benefit, low. People seeking to develop property can submit a third-party wetland professional's report on wetland presence, boundaries, isolation status, and quality. It must include required boundary mapping, isolation records when applicable, and a quality finding. Mapping must follow the January 1987 Army Co… - Lighter project reviews narrow wetland oversight: mixed, low. Permit authorities must exclude isolated and artificial isolated wetlands when reviewing a project's combined impacts. This applies even when the project also includes wetlands under federal jurisdiction. For Clean Water Act Section 401 water-quality certifications, authorities must also exclude th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 71 | 21 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2025 | pass | 25 | 6 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 4 by Senator Campbell Third Consideration 4/14/2025 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 3 by Senator Campbell Third Consideration 4/14/2025 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 437 - 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 21, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0225) (House) - 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-15: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0164) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA0414) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0413) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0403) (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/9/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0437.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0541.pdf) - HA0225: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0225.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0670.pdf) - SA0164: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0164.pdf) - SA0403: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0403.pdf) - SA0413: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0413.pdf) - SA0414: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0414.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - 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 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0437.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0541.pdf) - [HA0225 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0225.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0670.pdf) - [SA0164 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0164.pdf) - [SA0403 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0403.pdf) - [SA0413 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0413.pdf) - [SA0414 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0414.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [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 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 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) - [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-SB0670-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).