Tennessee · House Bill 2149 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to water resources.

HB 2149 Sponsored by Kevin Vaughan Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Water - As introduced, clarifies that an ephemeral wet weather conveyance is not a stream under the Water Quality Control Act; defines "isolated wetlands" and clarifies that isolated wetlands are not waters under the act; prohibits requiring a permit or other authorization under the act for impacts to isolated wetlands; makes other related changes to the act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 69.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee · House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee · House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.