2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0894: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 69, relative to the board of ground water management.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, increases, from two to three, the number of full consecutive terms that an appointive member of the board of ground water management may serve. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 69.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 4/1/2025
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 Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0239)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0318)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 11, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate
4/28/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
5/9/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Signed by Governor.
5/27/2025
Pub. Ch. 507
5/27/2025
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Amendments

HA0318

Amendment 2-0 to HB0894

4/7/2025Not Adopted

HA0239

Amendment 1-0 to HB0894

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/22/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
81
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
19
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/7/2025
11
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
4/1/2025
14
Yea
0
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
3/19/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Chris Todd
Chris Todd
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/22/2025168.3 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20257.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/4/2025129.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/1/2025129.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/8/2025114.3 KB