# Tennessee SB 2175: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to water.

Tennessee SB 2175, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to water., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-29 (Effective date(s) 04/23/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2175
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to water.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Water
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (41 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Rural county status shapes water eligibility rules: mixed, low. The law adds rural-county location as a criterion in Tennessee’s water eligibility rules. A rural county has fewer than 57,000 people, based on the 2020 or a later federal census. The act does not name the specific program or benefit affected. The change took effect when the act became law.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0803.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2175.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2175.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0803.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2175.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2175.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2175-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).