# Tennessee SB 1793: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to recycling.

Tennessee SB 1793, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to recycling., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1793-2025-2026
- 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 1793
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to recycling.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Recycling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (324 yes, 44 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee helps recycling programs find buyers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee creates a recycling market office within the Department of Environment and Conservation. It uses available money from the solid waste management fund; the law sets no funding amount. The office keeps buyer and recycling-program directories, including buyer requirem…
- Recycling business data protected from public disclosure: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law protects private entities’ sensitive information submitted under the recycling office’s program. Information must be proprietary, confidential, or sensitive to competition to receive this protection. The state must keep it confidential, which protects business inform…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: White

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment #2 4/22/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/22/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY TODD AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 75 | 12 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY TODD AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 67 | 19 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 78 | 13 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1096
- 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA1223) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1205) (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 13, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1223) (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1205) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0777) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-19: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0698) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA1205 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1205.pdf)
- HA1223 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1223.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1096.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1793.pdf)
- HA0777: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0777.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1793.pdf)
- SA0698: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0698.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed)
- SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (signed)
- SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed)
- SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed)
- SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (signed)
- SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed)

## Sources
- [HA1205 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1205.pdf)
- [HA1223 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1223.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1096.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1793.pdf)
- [HA0777 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0777.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1793.pdf)
- [SA0698 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0698.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026)
- [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026)
- [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026)
- [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026)
- [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026)
- [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026)
- [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-SB1793-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).