Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 2551: Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, prohibits municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions of this state from disposing, or contracting for the disposal of, solid waste in a landfill located outside their territorial boundaries unless the host county or host municipality in which the landfill is located has entered into a host community agreement approving such disposal; applies to all contracts entered into for the disposal of solid waste on or after July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.

In committee Last action March 4, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 2551 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, prohibits municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions of this state from disposing, or contracting for the disposal of, solid waste in a landfill located outside their territorial boundaries unless the host county or host municipality in which the landfill is located has entered into a host community agreement approving such disposal; applies to all contracts entered into for the disposal of solid waste on or after July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211. Primary sponsor: Reeves. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Reeves.