---
type: "Bill"
title: "Litter Control - As enacted, increases the penalty for mitigated criminal littering from a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a $50 fine to a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39."
description: "Litter Control - As enacted, increases the penalty for mitigated criminal littering from a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a $50 fine to a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2070"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2070 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Litter Control"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Sparks"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cae817d9-c066-4a9f-b5e5-f3c0868c25cd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2070&GA=112"
source_hash: "ee1bca55eb0ed8b861b39fecea6d9c619066b133c64be76c7073fc745b3b9acc"
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 2070 (112) — Litter Control - As enacted, increases the penalty for mitigated criminal littering from a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a $50 fine to a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39.

## 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/112/Bill/SB2070.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/1/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **82–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/4/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/16/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campbell — primary (person)
- Sparks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/4/2022
- **2022-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/22
- **2022-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-04** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2022-04-07** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-07** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 899
- **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 899

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cae817d9-c066-4a9f-b5e5-f3c0868c25cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).