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

HB 896: Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, generally prohibits a governmental agency from adopting a rule or establishing numeric criteria or numeric limitations applicable to a contaminant, pollutant, hazardous substance, solid waste, or hazardous waste that relates to drinking water, water pollution control, hazardous substances, contaminated site remediation, air quality, or solid or hazardous waste handling unless certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 896 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, generally prohibits a governmental agency from adopting a rule or establishing numeric criteria or numeric limitations applicable to a contaminant, pollutant, hazardous substance, solid waste, or hazardous waste that relates to drinking water, water pollution control, hazardous substances, contaminated site remediation, air quality, or solid or hazardous waste handling unless certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5. Primary sponsor: Chris Todd (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 228.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris ToddPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 228
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 4/1/2025
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
  11. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
  12. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source