Water Pollution - As enacted, specifies that an alternatives analysis required by rule of the department of environment and conservation as part of the process of obtaining a discharge permit for a transportation project does not need to include alternative road locations but must include other measures to avoid and minimize impacts to resource values. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Signed Apr 11, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2019 · House Apr 1, 2019
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Mar 18, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0118)
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 17, PNV 1
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0107)
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/20/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/13/2019
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/12/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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