Tennessee Senate Bill 629 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-25 - Effective date(s) 01/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, requires the department of environment and conservation to exempt from compensatory mitigation an amount of wetland 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 for wetland impacts from having the activities for which a permit is sought covered under a general permit is the size of the wetland that the permit will apply to. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to permits.

Sen. Brent Taylor [R]

Sen. Paul Rose [R]

2023-03-30 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 73 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-16 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 27 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-08 - Senate - SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-25		Effective date(s) 01/01/2024
2023-04-25		Pub. Ch. 170
2023-04-17	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2023-04-05	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2023-04-05	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-04-03	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-03	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2023-03-30	House	Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 14, PNV 0
2023-03-30	House	Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0147)
2023-03-30	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2023-03-20	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2023-03-16	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2023-03-16	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-16	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6
2023-03-16	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0134)
2023-03-14	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
2023-03-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
2023-02-02	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
2023-01-30	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-26	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1057 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-25 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 170

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0629&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0629.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0170.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0134.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0629.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0499.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0629&ga=113