# Tennessee SB 1590: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 13, relative to scenic rivers.

Tennessee SB 1590, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 13, relative to scenic rivers., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 05/05/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1590
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 13, relative to scenic rivers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Parks, Natural Areas Preservation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (276 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More Tennessee rivers gain scenic status: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, the law expands Tennessee's scenic river designations. The full Buffalo River is covered, including portions in Wayne, Perry, Humphreys, and Lewis counties previously excluded. The Duck River's earlier segment descriptions are replaced with coverage of the entire river,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Reeves
- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 | pass | 76 | 9 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 1 BY MARSH PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 80 | 11 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 81 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/9/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 891
- 2026-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 9, PNV 8 (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. Am. 1 reconsidered, withdrawn. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Motion to reconsider adopted. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Motion to lift from table adopted. (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4-16-26 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 5, PNV 7 (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1075) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/4/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 1/28/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA1075, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1075.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0891.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1590.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1590.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA1075 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1075.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0891.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1590.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1590.pdf)

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