---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires an agreement or contract entered into between the commissioner and a county health department for the department to implement subsurface sewage disposal requirements to include authority for the commissioner to issue a variance in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4."
description: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires an agreement or contract entered into between the commissioner and a county health department for the department to implement subsurface sewage disposal requirements to include authority for the commissioner to issue a variance in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 113"
citation: "Tennessee SB 113 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of", "Environment and Conservation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab3f618d-b66e-4bb3-b131-de55be6cbb28"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0113&ga=114"
source_hash: "9eb51ba3c74fc179d586ccf13285094012a961ebc8fd9f23ade54a42aea18341"
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 113 (114) — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires an agreement or contract entered into between the commissioner and a county health department for the department to implement subsurface sewage disposal requirements to include authority for the commissioner to issue a variance in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0150** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0150.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0213** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0213.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0113.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed — **63–30** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY RENEAU PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Failed — **44–46** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/3/2025 Passed — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY RENEAU PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Failed — **40–51** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/19/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2025
- **2025-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-03-31** Passed H., as am., Ayes 63, Nays 30, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-31** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0150) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-31** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA0213), Ayes 44, Nays 46, PNV 0
- **2025-03-31** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-03** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 3, PNV 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0150) `passage`
- **2025-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/15/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 208

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab3f618d-b66e-4bb3-b131-de55be6cbb28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).