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SB1375 • 2026

Sewage

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to wastewater.

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Sponsor
Watson, Reneau
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether the bill specifies consequences for failing to meet the new deadline or how it will affect operations.

Shortening Budget Preparation Time for Water Authorities

This bill changes the time limit from 60 to 45 days for water and wastewater treatment authorities' executive directors to prepare and submit annual operating budgets.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for preparing and submitting an annual budget for water and wastewater treatment authorities from 60 days to 45 days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Executive directors of water and wastewater treatment authorities
  • Boards of commissioners responsible for approving budgets

Terms To Know

Fiscal Year
A period used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually a calendar year but can start at any time.
Operating Budget
A plan that shows how much money an organization expects to spend on its day-to-day activities during a specific period.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the budget is not submitted by the new deadline.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect the operations of water and wastewater treatment authorities.

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

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 847
By Reneau

SENATE BILL 1375
By Watson

SB1375
002904
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69,
relative to wastewater.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-221-1306(c)(1), is amended by
deleting "sixty (60) days" and substituting "forty-five (45) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.