---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water - As enacted, authorizes municipal water and sewer systems to undertake certain projects on private property. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69."
description: "Water - As enacted, authorizes municipal water and sewer systems to undertake certain projects on private property. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 639"
citation: "Tennessee SB 639 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-31"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7050d612-63d7-46e8-a364-50fd82920071"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0639&ga=114"
source_hash: "916eb4b20addf2fe3985c4a485c7668d0992584e47fcc3c747fa3e22d8fa6097"
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 639 (114) — Water - As enacted, authorizes municipal water and sewer systems to undertake certain projects on private property. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0779** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0779.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0592** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0592.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0616** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0616.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0639.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-02-25** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0592)
- **2026-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0616)
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0779) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1055

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7050d612-63d7-46e8-a364-50fd82920071`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).