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

SB 664: Water Pollution - As enacted, expands from wetlands to all areas that an aquatic resource alteration permit may apply to the areas for which the department of environment and conservation is required to exempt from compensatory mitigation an amount of area equal in size to the area for which mitigation would not be required if the permit applicant qualified for coverage under a general permit, if the only factor that disqualifies an applicant for an aquatic resource alteration permit from having the activities for which a permit is sought covered under a general permit is the size of the area that the permit will apply to. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3.

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 664 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Water Pollution - As enacted, expands from wetlands to all areas that an aquatic resource alteration permit may apply to the areas for which the department of environment and conservation is required to exempt from compensatory mitigation an amount of area equal in size to the area for which mitigation would not be required if the permit applicant qualified for coverage under a general permit, if the only factor that disqualifies an applicant for an aquatic resource alteration permit from having the activities for which a permit is sought covered under a general permit is the size of the area that the permit will apply to. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3. Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 342.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brent TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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. 342
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  5. Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
  6. Refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  8. Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025
  9. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
  10. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
  11. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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