Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB1632: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 217, Part 1, relative to the drycleaner environmental response program.
Status: Chaptered, May 18, 2026
Fiscal Summary OTHER FISCAL IMPACT The current reserve balance for Drycleaner Environmental Response Fund is $5,556,655. An increase in the amount of funds that may be expended to a registered facility or recently abandoned drycleaning facility may increase the overall expenditures from the fund. However, due to multiple unknown factors, a precise impact to the fund cannot be precisely quantified. Bill Summary Generally, the Tennessee Drycleaner's Environmental Response Act establishes an environmental response fund and program. The fund is used to reimburse part of the cost of an investigative or remedial response to a release of drycleaning solvents at a current or abandoned drycleaning facility. The fund is funded primarily by drycleaners and wholesalers of drycleaning solvents who pay into the fund through registration fees and solvent surcharges. Wholesale Distributors Present law requires wholesale distributors of drycleaning solvents to register each in-state wholesale distribution facility with TDEC. Under present law: (1) "Wholesale distributor" means a person whose primary business is selling drycleaning solvents and supplies to in-state or out-of-state drycleaning facilities; (2) "Primary business" means where the percentage of the person's or company's gross receipts from the sale of drycleaning solvents and supplies to such drycleaning facilities equals or exceeds 20% of total gross receipts; and (3) "In-state wholesale distribution facility" means a place of business located in Tennessee of a wholesale distributor or any real property premises or individual leasehold space located in Tennessee, occupied by an in-state wholesale distribution facility after June 13, 1995. This bill redefines "wholesale distributor" to mean a person engaged in the sale or delivery of drycleaning solvents, su
What the bill says
An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 217, Part 1, relative to the drycleaner environmental response program.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 217, Part 1, relative to the drycleaner environmental response program. SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-217-102, is amended by adding the following as new subdivisions: ( ) "Recently abandoned" means an abandoned drycleaning facility closed in accordance with the commissioner's rules no more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of submittal of a petition to access the drycleaner environmental response fund; ( ) "Registered facility" means any registered drycleaning operation, registered in-state wholesale distribution facility, or a registered abandoned drycleaning facility; ( ) "Wholesale distributor" means a person or company who is engaged in wholesale distribution; SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-217-102(5), is amended by deleting the subdivision and substituting: (5) "Drycleaner environmental response fund" or "fund" means the fund established under § 68-217-103; SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-217-102(10), is amended by deleting the subdivision. SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-217-102(13), is amended by adding ", or soil gas vapor, including sub-slab vapor and indoor air" immediately after "subsurface soils". HB1632 SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-217-102(14), is amended by deleting the subdivision and substituting: (14) "Wholesale distribution" means the sale or delivery of drycleaning solvents, supplies, or services to in-state or out-of-state drycleaning facilities. SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, …
Sponsors
- Lamberth, William (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Cochran, Mark (R, 23)
- Lankford, Michael (R, 75)
- Reeves, Lee (R, 65)
Latest actions
- : Comp. became Pub. Ch. 970
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
- : Comp. SB subst.
- : H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026
- : Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- : Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
- : Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- : Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- : Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
- : Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (April 20, 2026): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 17, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 17, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (March 9, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (March 5, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (March 3, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB1632?
- HB1632 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 217, Part 1, relative to the drycleaner environmental response program.
- What does HB1632 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 217, Part 1, relative to the drycleaner environmental response program.
- What is the status of HB1632?
- Chaptered as of May 18, 2026. Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 970 (May 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1632?
- Lamberth, William (R, 44), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1632?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1632&GA=114
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