TN SJR0861 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-08 - Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-08 - Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
Proposes adding a provision establishing right to food to provide all individuals with a right to food, including the right to save and exchange seeds and the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce, and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health, and well-being.
Title
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article XI, of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the right to food.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-03-08 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee (Y: 2 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-08 | Senate | Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2022-03-02 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022 |
| 2022-02-22 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/1/2022 |
| 2022-02-16 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/22/2022 |
| 2022-01-27 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2022-01-26 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2022-01-24 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
