Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 543
Sewage - As enacted, prohibits a municipal sewer system or utility district that has operated a sewerage system outside of the corporate boundaries of the city or town for 25 years or more from ceasing operation of the sewerage system outside the corporate boundaries so long as the sewerage system maintains sufficient capacity; requires a utility system that provides wastewater service to provide a connection to the owner of real property for wastewater service when the utility system meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Vaughan (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 15, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 461
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 17, 2025 House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 17, 2025 House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2025 Passed (4) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 26, 2025 House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (5) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 15, 2025 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 461 - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 - Apr 17, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Placed behind the budget - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025 - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 4/1/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/26/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 - Feb 5, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
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