AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4 and Title 69, relative to wetlands.
- Introduced Jan 9, 2023
- In committee Jan 20, 2023
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Water Pollution - As introduced, prohibits the department of environment and conservation from applying criteria that will result in the classification of real property as a wetland where the property is classified as prior converted cropland that is exempt from classification as a wetland under federal law. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4 and Title 69.
Every action
9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled for introduction
- SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
- SenatePassed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
- SenateSponsor(s) Added.
- SenateRefer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources
- CommitteePlaced on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/22/2023 · Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- SenateReset on Final calendar of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- CommitteePlaced on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2023 · Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.
- JH Joey HensleyR Primary sponsor · District 28
All 1 cosponsor
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.