2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0664: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 3, relative to permits.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, 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

1/31/2025
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
3/13/2025
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Senate
4/9/2025
Refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate
4/11/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Senate
4/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
5/8/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 342

Amendments

SA0246

Amendment 1-0 to SB0664

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
3/26/2025
7
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Brent Taylor
Brent Taylor
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/7/202548.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/20258.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/17/2025133.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/2025134.5 KB