---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, specifies that gasification facilities and pyrolysis facilities are not solid waste facilities or incinerators, post-use polymers and recoverable feedstocks are not solid waste, and gasification facilities and pyrolysis facilities are subject to any other applicable environmental, health, and safety requirements for such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211."
description: "Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, specifies that gasification facilities and pyrolysis facilities are not solid waste facilities or incinerators, post-use polymers and recoverable feedstocks are not solid waste, and gasification facilities and pyrolysis facilities are subject to any other applicable environmental, health, and safety requirements for such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 923"
citation: "Tennessee SB 923 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Solid Waste Disposal"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey", "Southerland"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e120ac3-ddc2-415b-84c4-af8ebb901cbf"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0923&GA=111"
source_hash: "bd52bd01901dbae020888fe46d8b5ffd8b22fe33ec076bfddd2df6884c1cabc4"
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 923 (111) — Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, specifies that gasification facilities and pyrolysis facilities are not solid waste facilities or incinerators, post-use polymers and recoverable feedstocks are not solid waste, and gasification facilities and pyrolysis facilities are subject to any other applicable environmental, health, and safety requirements for such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0209** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0209.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0138** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0138.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0923.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2019 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/19/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed — **69–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed (1) — **75–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hulsey — primary (person)
- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/6/2019
- **2019-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0138)
- **2019-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 16, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0209) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 181
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/23/2019
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 181

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e120ac3-ddc2-415b-84c4-af8ebb901cbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).