# Tennessee SB 0883: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 68, Chapter 221 and Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to subsurface sewage disposal systems.

Tennessee SB 0883, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 68, Chapter 221 and Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to subsurface sewage disposal 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) 04/21/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0883
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 68, Chapter 221 and Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to subsurface sewage disposal systems.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 04/21/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Sewage
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (121 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

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## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 84 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 04/21/2025
- 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 229
- 2025-04-21: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 7, PNV 2 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0219) (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 as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0252) (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (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)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0229.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0883.pdf)
- HA0219: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0219.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0883.pdf)
- SA0252: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0252.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0229.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0883.pdf)
- [HA0219 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0219.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0883.pdf)
- [SA0252 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0252.pdf)

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- [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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0883-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).