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type: "Bill"
title: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires the department to grant or deny an application for a subsurface sewage disposal system within 45 days or receiving all information necessary to make such a determination; requires the department, if it cannot make a determination within 45 days, to refund the application fee; requires that a denial include a clear, written explanation for the denial with citations to relevant legal authority for the denial. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 11; Section 39-14-306; Section 57-4-102; Title 59; Title 62; Title 66; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70."
description: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires the department to grant or deny an application for a subsurface sewage disposal system within 45 days or receiving all information necessary to make such a determination; requires the department, if it cannot make a determination within 45 days, to refund the application fee; requires that a denial include a clear, written explanation for the denial with citations to relevant legal authority for the denial. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 11; Section 39-14-306; Section 57-4-102; Title 59; Title 62; Title 66; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2892"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2892 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment and Conservation", "Department of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Russell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1accf53f-edb0-48d9-b5bb-8564b9117d1e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2892&GA=111"
source_hash: "39c77ac149f0b933948c7f53dfbf46892e7a5af855f0701b194380875813db4a"
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 2892 (111) — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires the department to grant or deny an application for a subsurface sewage disposal system within 45 days or receiving all information necessary to make such a determination; requires the department, if it cannot make a determination within 45 days, to refund the application fee; requires that a denial include a clear, written explanation for the denial with citations to relevant legal authority for the denial. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 11; Section 39-14-306; Section 57-4-102; Title 59; Title 62; Title 66; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0789** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0789.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0553** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0553.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2892.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2020 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2020 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/10/2020 Passed (1) — **880** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/2/2020 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/10/2020 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020 6/4/2020 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bowling — primary (person)
- Russell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2020-02-11** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0553)
- **2020-03-10** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-10** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0789) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 726
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 726
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/22/2020
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1accf53f-edb0-48d9-b5bb-8564b9117d1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).