Back to Tennessee

HB0994 • 2026

Solid Waste Disposal

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68 and Title 69, relative to the environment.

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Hardaway, Campbell
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about what must be included in the annual solid waste management reports beyond mentioning data on collection, recycling, transportation, disposal, public costs, and other relevant information. The exact nature of these requirements is not detailed in the provided summary or bill text.

Changing Report Deadline for Solid Waste

This bill changes the deadline from March 31 to February 1 for submitting annual solid waste management reports.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline from March 31 to February 1 for submitting annual solid waste management reports.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Regions responsible for managing solid waste
  • The commissioner of environment and conservation

Terms To Know

Solid Waste Management
Handling, recycling, transporting, and disposing of garbage and other discarded materials.
Commissioner of Environment and Conservation
A government official in charge of environmental protection and conservation efforts.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a report is submitted late.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect the regions' ability to gather all necessary data by February 1.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
SENATE BILL 919
By Campbell

HOUSE BILL 994
By Hardaway

HB0994
003109
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68
and Title 69, relative to the environment.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-211-871(a), is amended by
deleting "March 31" and substituting "February 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.