---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mining and Quarrying - As enacted, revises certain requirements to file liens for the reclamation of abandoned coal mining lands. - Amends TCA Title 59, Chapter 8, Part 3."
description: "Mining and Quarrying - As enacted, revises certain requirements to file liens for the reclamation of abandoned coal mining lands. - Amends TCA Title 59, Chapter 8, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 123"
citation: "Tennessee HB 123 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mining and Quarrying"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2cbec69-a14c-46f8-a502-daf9dbeb9aa0"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0123&ga=114"
source_hash: "c58d3e107069bb24cbac12d512caa26d8dd19471a9fdf320f35936713eab8fcb"
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 HB 123 (114) — Mining and Quarrying - As enacted, revises certain requirements to file liens for the reclamation of abandoned coal mining lands. - Amends TCA Title 59, Chapter 8, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0123.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/31/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (3) — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/5/2025 Passed (4) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/25/2025 Passed — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (5) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/17/2025 3/13/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2025-01-16** Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
- **2025-02-26** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-13** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-17** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-31** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-31** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 189

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2cbec69-a14c-46f8-a502-daf9dbeb9aa0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).