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Votes at a glance: key actions by the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Summary
Summary of final outcomes for bills voted in committee on May 20, 2025 — includes tallies reported on the record and next committee referrals.
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee considered a packed agenda and recorded final actions on multiple bills. Below is a concise summary of committee votes and next steps for the bills for which vote tallies were recorded on the committee record.
- House Bill 124 (air permits / coal ash cleanup): Passed — 15 ayes, 0 nays. Referred to Finance. - House Bill 1325 (Tennessee Farmland Preservation Fund): Passed — 13 ayes, 3 nays. Referred to Government Operations. - House Bill 940 (raise minimum age to operate a personal watercraft from 12 to 16): Passed — 9 ayes, 6 nays. Referred to Finance, Ways & Means. - House Bill 667 (advisory task force on solid waste): Passed — 15 ayes, 0 nays. Referred to Finance, Ways & Means. - House Bill 1137 (septic permit decision timeline for TDEC): Passed — 13 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present not voting. Referred to Calendar & Rules. - House Bill 1149 (paddlesports pilot and ramp contributions): Passed — 8 ayes, 6 nays, 1 present not voting. Referred to Finance, Ways & Means. - House Bill 24 (increase penalties for trespass and related game & fish violations): Passed — 14 ayes, 0 nays. Referred to Finance, Ways & Means. - House Bill 130 (food cottage law expansion to include poultry and dairy): Passed — 15 ayes, 0 nays. Referred to Finance, Ways & Means. - House Bill 612 (stream mitigation credit alignment for general permits — as amended): Passed — 13 ayes, 1 nay, 1 present not voting. Referred to Calendar & Rules. - House Bill 541 (wetlands reform — discussed in detail in separate article): Passed — 13 ayes, 3 nays. Referred to Finance, Ways & Means. - House Bill 175 (allow TWRA rules to permit drones for deer recovery): Passed — 15 ayes, 0 nays. Referred to Government Operations.
These tallies reflect the roll calls and totals recorded on the committee transcript. Several other bills on the agenda were passed or moved forward by voice vote or roll calls recorded in the transcript; this roundup lists the bills for which explicit tallies were given on the record.
Committee referrals and next committee names are taken from the clerk’s announcements during the hearing.
