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type: "Bill"
title: "Sewage - As enacted, prohibits the commissioner of environment and conservation from denying a permit for a septic system solely because a public sewer system is accessible in certain circumstances; requires that for residential real estate sales involving property consisting of one to four residential units, the potential future obligation to connect to the public sewer system must be disclosed by the seller to the purchaser in the same manner as, and subject to the same remedies, as other known defects. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4."
description: "Sewage - As enacted, prohibits the commissioner of environment and conservation from denying a permit for a septic system solely because a public sewer system is accessible in certain circumstances; requires that for residential real estate sales involving property consisting of one to four residential units, the potential future obligation to connect to the public sewer system must be disclosed by the seller to the purchaser in the same manner as, and subject to the same remedies, as other known defects. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 165"
citation: "Tennessee HB 165 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sewage"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire", "Hazlewood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f89cbb1b-5c23-4335-9746-6db4893397fd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0165&GA=111"
source_hash: "d7ceb7b61d4fd912351fd6bd1e405ff5d8ba2792c3b0dfbdc24964248ce6a915"
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 165 (111) — Sewage - As enacted, prohibits the commissioner of environment and conservation from denying a permit for a septic system solely because a public sewer system is accessible in certain circumstances; requires that for residential real estate sales involving property consisting of one to four residential units, the potential future obligation to connect to the public sewer system must be disclosed by the seller to the purchaser in the same manner as, and subject to the same remedies, as other known defects. - 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 HA0079** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0079.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0050** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0050.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0165.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 0 2/27/2019 Passed (2) — **61** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **913** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/5/2019 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2019 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019 3/21/2019 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/4/2019 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gardenhire — primary (person)
- Hazlewood — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-06** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/13/2019
- **2019-02-12** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- **2019-02-13** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2019-03-01** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/4/2019
- **2019-03-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0050)
- **2019-03-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 3, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0079) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 116
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/09/2019
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f89cbb1b-5c23-4335-9746-6db4893397fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).