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SB 2007

Tennessee Senate bill in Session 114.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 5, 2026.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to unlawful disposal of waste.

Bill ID TN-114-SB-2007
Session 114
Status in_committee
Committee Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
Senate in_committee 2026-02-05
Business / Commerce Criminal Justice Infrastructure / Utilities
Summary

Under present law, it is generally a Class C misdemeanor offense for a person to: (1) Unlawfully dispose of water carrying human waste, household or business waste, or to pipe or transmit raw sewage or the effluent from any septic tank or other system of any type, into or on public or private property; (2) Dispose of sewage or effluent from a subsurface sewage disposal system into any existing or abandoned well or well dug or drilled for that purpose, caves, sinkholes, ditches, streams or surface of the ground; or (3) Discharge sewage or any other waste or contaminant at such proximity to the intake, well or spring serving a public water system in such a manner or quantity that it will, or will likely, endanger the health or safety of customers of the system or c ause damage to the system. This bill adds that, if any of the three above-referenced offenses is committed by a person while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems, the court must notify the commissioner of TDEC who is then required to suspend or revoke the person's permit to engage in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems, or refuse to issue the person such permit, as follows: (1) For a first violation, 30 days; (2) For a second violation, 90 days; or (3) For a third or subsequent violation, permanent .

Sponsor
Tom Hatcher
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-21 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-05 Status in_committee
2026-02-05 Latest Action Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
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