---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water Pollution - As enacted, specifies that underground injection activities authorized by rule are not subject to the general five-year term limit for discharge permits under the Water Quality Control Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Section 69-3-108."
description: "Water Pollution - As enacted, specifies that underground injection activities authorized by rule are not subject to the general five-year term limit for discharge permits under the Water Quality Control Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Section 69-3-108."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 261"
citation: "Tennessee SB 261 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Water Pollution"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/589e6dde-5132-4377-9594-bbd034ecde71"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0261&GA=113"
source_hash: "d2cb8897e0beacfef5ba16933077266ad4369eb909005c917364d140693adbf1"
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 261 (113) — Water Pollution - As enacted, specifies that underground injection activities authorized by rule are not subject to the general five-year term limit for discharge permits under the Water Quality Control Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Section 69-3-108.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0261.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2023 Passed — **77–21** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2023 Passed (1) — **77–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 03/31/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 85

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/589e6dde-5132-4377-9594-bbd034ecde71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).