Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to make the catalog of materials on source reduction and recycling created by the department available on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.
SB 779 requires Tennessee's Department of Environment and Conservation to post its existing catalog of materials on source reduction and recycling on the department's public website. This administrative change directly affects the department, which must now make these resources easily accessible online. The bill does not create new policies or regulations but ensures existing waste-reduction and recycling information is publicly available without cost. The requirement applies to materials currently created by the department under existing law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Mar 19, 2025
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Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Adam Lowe
RRepublican
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