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Read. Follow. Verify.Shelby County Authorized to Sell Landfill Commodities and Distribute Proceeds
Last action · March 17, 2026: Currently Indefinitely PostponedSponsor: April Weaver
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What This Bill Proposed
Shelby County is authorized to sell gas, minerals, and other commodities produced at its public landfill through for contracts lasting up to 20 years, with proceeds directed to the county's for solid waste and landfill operations starting October 1, 2026.
Changes how county-owned waste byproducts are monetized and funds landfill maintenance and solid waste services through designated commodity revenues.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Shelby County Commission
Gains the authority to authorize sales of landfill commodities, establish competitive bidding contracts, and allocate resulting proceeds.
Public or private purchasers of landfill commodities
Eligible to participate in competitive bidding for contracts lasting up to 20 years to purchase landfill-derived gas, minerals, and commodities.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What items are authorized for sale under this bill?
How must contracts for selling these commodities be awarded?
Where do the proceeds from the sales go?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died on the House floor.
Procedural history
12 actions- Mar 17, 2026HouseCurrently Indefinitely Postponed
- Mar 17, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Mar 10, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 10, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Shelby County Legislation
Show 6 earlier actions
- Mar 10, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 743
- Mar 10, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Mar 5, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Mar 3, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Mar 3, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Shelby County Legislation
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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