2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0670: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 66; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 4 and Title 69, relative to wetlands.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, prohibits the department of environment and conservation from applying criteria that will result in the classification of real property as a wetland, or otherwise regulating real property as a wetland, unless the property is classified as a wetland under federal law. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 66; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 4 and Title 69.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
Senate
2/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/13/2025
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
Senate
4/7/2025
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/8/2025
Senate
4/7/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
Senate
4/8/2025
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/9/2025
Senate
4/9/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2025
Senate
4/9/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0
Senate
4/11/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0403)
Senate
4/14/2025
Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0413)
Senate
4/14/2025
Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA0414)
Senate
4/14/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0164)
Senate
4/14/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6
Senate
4/14/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/15/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0225)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 21, PNV 1
House of Representatives

Amendments

SA0413

Amendment 3-0 to SB0670

4/14/2025Not Adopted

SA0414

Amendment 4-0 to SB0670

4/14/2025Not Adopted

SA0403

Amendment 2-0 to SB0670

4/9/2025Not Adopted

SA0164

Amendment 1-0 to SB0670

3/20/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
71
Yea
21
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 3 by Senator Campbell Third Consideration
4/14/2025
26
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 4 by Senator Campbell Third Consideration
4/14/2025
26
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/14/2025
25
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0
4/9/2025
8
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
3/19/2025
7
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Brent Taylor
Brent Taylor
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/31/20257.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/4/2025163.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/4/2025164.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/14/2025114.1 KB