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legislation/us/states/tn/114/hb-2355.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221."
+description: "Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "HB 2355"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 2355 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Sewage"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Howell"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2026-02-02"
+last_action: "2026-04-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42ddfa82-dcc2-404f-ac5e-cdb34940d3b8"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2355&ga=114"
+source_hash: "4bc4b07e0f306c0e33a9702f41adcefbffaca42e79b4589f4d3ee6554fdcfd90"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 2355 (114) — Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0623** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0623.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0705** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0705.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2355.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 3/12/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (3) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Howell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
+- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2026
+- **2026-03-04** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
+- **2026-03-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
+- **2026-03-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2026-03-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0623) `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
+- **2026-03-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2026-03-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0705)
+- **2026-03-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
+- **2026-03-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
+- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-04-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/20256
+- **2026-04-24** Pub. Ch. 763
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42ddfa82-dcc2-404f-ac5e-cdb34940d3b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+