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type: "Bill"
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title: "Water Pollution - As enacted, specifies that an alternatives analysis required by rule of the department of environment and conservation as part of the process of obtaining a discharge permit for a transportation project does not need to include alternative road locations but must include other measures to avoid and minimize impacts to resource values. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1."
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description: "Water Pollution - As enacted, specifies that an alternatives analysis required by rule of the department of environment and conservation as part of the process of obtaining a discharge permit for a transportation project does not need to include alternative road locations but must include other measures to avoid and minimize impacts to resource values. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "111"
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identifier: "HB 259"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 259 (111)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Water Pollution"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Marsh", "Southerland"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-01-29"
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last_action: "2019-04-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13cdd270-7575-4d66-a5b9-7a65935191ce"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0259&GA=111"
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source_hash: "a4ce833d963989351bfd5815d024ea61645cebf7fd7b09df6c6b18d4ec540f26"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 259 (111) — Water Pollution - As enacted, specifies that an alternatives analysis required by rule of the department of environment and conservation as part of the process of obtaining a discharge permit for a transportation project does not need to include alternative road locations but must include other measures to avoid and minimize impacts to resource values. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0118** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0118.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0107** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0107.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0259.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/12/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — **73–17** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019 3/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/13/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Marsh — primary (person)
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- Southerland — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
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- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
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- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
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- **2019-02-26** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/12/2019
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- **2019-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/13/2019
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- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
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- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
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- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/20/2019
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- **2019-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
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- **2019-03-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2019-03-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0107)
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- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2019-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
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- **2019-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019
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- **2019-04-01** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2019-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 17, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2019-04-01** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0118) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2019-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2019-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2019-04-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2019-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2019-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 110
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- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 110
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- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/11/2019
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13cdd270-7575-4d66-a5b9-7a65935191ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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