---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221."
description: "Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2355"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2355 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sewage"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42ddfa82-dcc2-404f-ac5e-cdb34940d3b8"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2355&ga=114"
source_hash: "4bc4b07e0f306c0e33a9702f41adcefbffaca42e79b4589f4d3ee6554fdcfd90"
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 2355 (114) — Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0623** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0623.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0705** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0705.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2355.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 3/12/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (3) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-04** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0623) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0705)
- **2026-03-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-03-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/20256
- **2026-04-24** Pub. Ch. 763

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42ddfa82-dcc2-404f-ac5e-cdb34940d3b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).