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TN SB2552
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shane Reeves
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AI Summary
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Prohibits commingling secondary aluminum waste (including aluminum dross, salt cake, baghouse dust, and dry-milled wastes from smelting operations) with municipal solid waste in landfills
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Requires secondary aluminum waste to be disposed of only in dedicated, specially permitted landfill units such as monofills and monocells
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Prohibits adding any waste on top of previously filled or closed secondary aluminum waste units
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Directs the Department of Environment and Conservation to promulgate rules establishing permitting standards, liner design requirements, leachate control, monitoring, and closure requirements to protect public health and groundwater
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Takes effect July 1, 2026 for waste disposal requirements; rulemaking authority takes effect immediately upon becoming law
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 62, Chapter 9 and Title 68, relative to the Tennessee Secondary Aluminum Waste Management Act.
Solid Waste Disposal
Last Action
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
3/11/2026