Tennessee General Assembly· SB 2057Signed by Governor.

Sewage - As enacted, clarifies that a utility system providing waste water service must provide a connection if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221. S, the official text

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                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1113

                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 2057

                                                              By Taylor

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 2385

                                                          By Vaughan

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68,
         Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

         SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-82-710, is amended by deleting
subsection (a) and substituting:

                   (a) A utility system, as defined in § 7-82-701 (b}, that provides wastewater service
         shall provide a connection to the wastewater service upon request of a real property owner
         when the utility system:

                             (1) Has an existing gravity sewer line located on or adjacent to the owner's
                   real property within the street right-of-way, public access easement, or public utility
                   easement; or

                             (2) Has an existing sewer force main located on or adjacent to the owner's
                   real property that can be accessed using technology designed for such an
                   application.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 2057

PASSED:  April 22, 2026

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                         \             RANDY Mc:~

                               SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                   BILL LEE, GOVERNOR

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