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SB0779 • 2026

Environment and Conservation, Department of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to solid waste.

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Sponsor
Lowe, Grills
Last action
2025-03-19
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact titles of the laws being updated beyond Titles 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.

Making Recycling Information Easy to Find

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to put information about recycling on its website.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the department to make a catalog of materials for source reduction and recycling available online.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
  • People who want information about recycling in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Source reduction
Reducing the amount of waste produced by using less material or making products that last longer.
Catalog of materials
A list of items and information about recycling them.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how often the catalog must be updated.
  • It is unclear if there are any penalties for not following this requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  4. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  5. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 798
By Grills

SENATE BILL 779
By Lowe

SB0779
001474
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211,
relative to solid waste.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-211-843, is amended by adding
"The department must make the catalog of materials available on the department's website."
after the first sentence.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.