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HB1072 • 2026

Water Pollution

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4 and Title 69, relative to wetlands.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Warner, Hensley
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on what happens to other types of farmland or the exact impact on federal classifications.

Water Pollution Act

This bill prevents Tennessee's Department of Environment and Conservation from classifying certain farmland as wetlands if federal laws exempt that land.

What This Bill Does

  • Prevents the department from treating some farmland as wetlands under state law.
  • Applies only to land classified by federal rules as 'prior converted cropland'.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Environment and Conservation in Tennessee.
  • Farmers whose land is classified as prior converted cropland under federal law.

Terms To Know

Prior Converted Cropland
Land that was once wetland but has been changed to farmland, and is exempt from being reclassified as a wetland by certain laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the current session.
  • It only affects land classified under federal rules as prior converted cropland.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  2. 2026-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  3. 2026-01-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Meeting Canceled

  4. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

  5. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  6. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  7. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  8. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  10. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  11. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  12. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  14. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  15. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  16. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  17. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  18. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 825
By Hensley

HOUSE BILL 1072
By Warner

HB1072
002870
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11,
Chapter 14, Part 4 and Title 69, relative to
wetlands.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
The department shall not apply criteria that will result in the classification of real
property as a wetland where the property is classified as prior converted cropland that is
exempt from classification as a wetland under federal law.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.