---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, revises present law provisions regarding local governmental entities that administer a municipal separate storm water system under a national pollutant discharge elimination permit. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 68 and Title 69."
description: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, revises present law provisions regarding local governmental entities that administer a municipal separate storm water system under a national pollutant discharge elimination permit. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 68 and Title 69."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 295"
citation: "Tennessee SB 295 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment and Conservation", "Department of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Zachary"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2018-02-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0301681-97e7-432f-8fd9-431e9640acb3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0295&GA=110"
source_hash: "70ecda89eceb15ff33d2f9a796adbb2b3b4005aa9bbeb0a1914ac355cf0671e7"
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 295 (110) — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, revises present law provisions regarding local governmental entities that administer a municipal separate storm water system under a national pollutant discharge elimination permit. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 68 and Title 69.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0295.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 1/25/2018 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-04** Reset on Final cal. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- **2017-04-10** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-25** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 5/2/2017
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 7, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0649) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0564) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0652) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0423) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-17** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 1/25/2018
- **2018-01-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-01-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2018-02-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/5/2018
- **2018-02-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-02-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2018-02-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0556)
- **2018-02-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-02-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-02-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-02-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-02-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 496
- **2018-02-23** Pub. Ch. 496
- **2018-02-23** Effective date(s) 02/22/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0301681-97e7-432f-8fd9-431e9640acb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).