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

SB 2532: Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221.

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

SB 2532 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221. Primary sponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 763.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom HatcherPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“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. 763
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
  8. Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026
  9. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
  10. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
  11. Filed for introduction
  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Sources

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