---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water Authorities - As enacted, authorizes an authority created under the Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act to promulgate rules for certain activities; revises and enacts other provisions relative to water and wastewater treatment authorities. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 69."
description: "Water Authorities - As enacted, authorizes an authority created under the Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act to promulgate rules for certain activities; revises and enacts other provisions relative to water and wastewater treatment authorities. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 69."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 999"
citation: "Tennessee SB 999 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Water Authorities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gravitt", "Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/078ff4c2-466f-47f5-ad1b-f44238fe905c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0999&GA=110"
source_hash: "7968189413ed989770ec9f198e85d56cf2e2313fad71f73d765a9b0f5e8bf19c"
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 999 (110) — Water Authorities - As enacted, authorizes an authority created under the Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act to promulgate rules for certain activities; revises and enacts other provisions relative to water and wastewater treatment authorities. - Amends TCA 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/SB0999.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/27/2017 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/3/2017 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gravitt — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-16** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. EA&NR Comm. 3/20/17
- **2017-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-21** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0201)
- **2017-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0180) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 174
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/24/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 174

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/078ff4c2-466f-47f5-ad1b-f44238fe905c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).