---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, clarifies that \"rock harvesting,\" for purposes of regulation under the “Water Quality Control Act of 1977,\" does not include activity that is exempt from such Act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43; Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69."
description: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, clarifies that \"rock harvesting,\" for purposes of regulation under the “Water Quality Control Act of 1977,\" does not include activity that is exempt from such Act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43; Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2377"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2377 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of", "Environment and Conservation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d092baa3-3609-49d6-9dc0-1d7a6cf2ae5b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2377&GA=113"
source_hash: "7b51c853dc4c476f2ba1203385f19fbfb4c4dd797314c14c033ec0b8a58ade7d"
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 SB 2377 (113) — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, clarifies that "rock harvesting," for purposes of regulation under the “Water Quality Control Act of 1977," does not include activity that is exempt from such Act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43; Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0829** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0829.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0563** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0563.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0640** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0640.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2377.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **83–10** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/6/2024 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **27–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0563)
- **2024-03-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0640)
- **2024-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 10, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0829) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 939

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d092baa3-3609-49d6-9dc0-1d7a6cf2ae5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).