2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0612: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to permits.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, 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.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0224)
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 20, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/14/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/14/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0246)
Senate
4/14/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6
Senate
4/15/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/21/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0224

Amendment 1-0 to HB0612

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/14/2025
26
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/10/2025
74
Yea
20
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/1/2025
14
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
3/26/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/31/20258.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/30/20258.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/17/2025133.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/2025134.5 KB