---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water - As enacted, expands mechanisms that the department of environment and conservation may employ to use federal funds to subsidize loans for wastewater and drinking water facilities; authorizes the commissioner to promulgate emergency rules and revises other provisions governing such loan programs. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221."
description: "Water - As enacted, expands mechanisms that the department of environment and conservation may employ to use federal funds to subsidize loans for wastewater and drinking water facilities; authorizes the commissioner to promulgate emergency rules and revises other provisions governing such loan programs. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2417"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2417 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7268fb95-ac39-42bd-9034-760db7ab4545"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2417&GA=112"
source_hash: "8355cd5f4dac40dc2f91a72185b6eb09f312277def89ad476107801def41c81e"
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 2417 (112) — Water - As enacted, expands mechanisms that the department of environment and conservation may employ to use federal funds to subsidize loans for wastewater and drinking water facilities; authorizes the commissioner to promulgate emergency rules and revises other provisions governing such loan programs. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221.

## 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/SB2417.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/2/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2022 Passed (2) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/15/2022 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/7/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/23/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/16/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/2/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/28/2022 3/24/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/2/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2022 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-28** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-28** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 04/14/2022
- **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 886
- **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 886

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7268fb95-ac39-42bd-9034-760db7ab4545`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).