Bill Commons

TN HB 2516

died on adjournment

Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, declaring that it is the policy of this state to plan for sufficient landfill capacity to dispose of solid waste that is not recovered or recycled; requiring each solid waste region to develop a plan that includes a narrative identifying where waste will be disposed and managed for the next 10 years; and requiring each solid waste region to submit a new or revised plan by July 1, 2028. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2516 pass?

No. TN HB 2516 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-29): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 814

What is TN HB 2516 about?

TN HB 2516 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, declaring that it is the policy of this state to plan for sufficient landfill capacity to dispose of solid waste that is not recovered or recycled; requiring each solid waste region to develop a plan that includes a narrative identifying where waste will be disposed and managed for the next 10 years; and requiring each solid waste region to submit a new or revised plan by July 1, 2028. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2516?

Todd is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2516.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 814
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Toddprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  5. 2026-03-11

    Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-11

    Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2026

  8. 2026-03-18

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-24

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  11. 2026-03-26

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  12. 2026-04-02

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2026-04-29

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 814

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-18 · pass · 8-0

  • HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-24 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Jones J: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 3/26/2026 (1)

    2026-04-02 · fail · 0-0

Related bills

Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2516&ga=114

Attribution

Data from openstates_api_sync, retrieved 2026-08-21T20:57:02.550040Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=TN&identifier=HB 2516. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.
  • Some documents have no extracted text yet, so version comparison may be limited.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.