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SB2718 • 2026

Weakley County

AN ACT to amend Chapter 270 of the Private Acts of 1982; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the mineral severance tax for Weakley County

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Sponsor
Stevens, Darby
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about what happens if local approval is not given.

Weakley County Mineral Severance Tax Amendment Act

This act amends Chapter 270 of the Private Acts of 1982 to increase the mineral severance tax from 15 cents to 20 cents per ton for minerals severed and transported from Weakley County, subject to approval by two-thirds of the local legislative body.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Chapter 270 of the Private Acts of 1982 to increase the mineral severance tax in Weakley County from 15 cents to 20 cents per ton on minerals severed and transported for commercial use.
  • Requires approval by at least two-thirds of the Weakley County legislative body before the new tax rate can take effect.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Mineral owners and miners in Weakley County who remove sand, gravel, clay, and other minerals from the earth for commercial purposes.

Terms To Know

severance tax
A tax on natural resources that are removed or 'severed' from the ground for use.
legislative body
The group of elected officials who make laws and decisions for a county, city, or other area.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The new tax rate will not take effect unless it is approved by at least two-thirds of the Weakley County legislative body.
  • It does not specify what happens if the local approval is not given.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  2. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee

  4. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  5. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2660
By Darby

SENATE BILL 2718
By Stevens
SB2718
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AN ACT to amend Chapter 270 of the Private Acts of 1982; and
any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the
mineral severance tax for Weakley County

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 270 of the Private Acts of 1982, and any other acts amendatory
thereto, is amended by deleting SECTION 1 and substituting:
SECTION 1. A severance tax is hereby levied in Weakley County on sand,
gravel, clay, and all other minerals that are severed from the earth for private
commercial purposes. However, the tax shall not be levied on any mineral taxed under
the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 67-7-101 through 67-7-110. The
measure of the tax shall be twenty cents (20¢) per ton on all minerals severed from the
ground in Weakley County that are subject to the tax levied by this act. The owner shall
become liable for payment of the severance tax at the time the mineral is severed from
the earth and transported from the mine. The tax is levied upon the severance of the
mineral regardless of the place of processing or sale of the mineral or the fact that
delivery may be made outside the county. The tax shall accrue at the time the sand,
gravel, clay or other mineral is severed from the earth and in its natural or unprocessed
state and transported from the mine. The tax levied shall be a lien upon all subject
minerals severed in the county and any other property owned by the miner. Such lien
shall be entitled to preference over all judgments, encumbrances, or liens whatsoever
created.
SECTION 2. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the legislative body of Weakley County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by
the presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.

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SECTION 3. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall
be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall
become effective as provided in Section 2.