| TN | HB1825 | Pass | As enacted, increases from 150 gallons to 835 gallons the annual threshold amount of honey at or above which a honey producer is subject to food manufacturing and inspection requirements. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 15 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 740 |
| TN | SB2602 | Pass | As enacted, increases from 150 gallons to 835 gallons the annual threshold amount of honey at or above which a honey producer is subject to food manufacturing and inspection requirements. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 15 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24 Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 |
| TN | HB2020 | Pass | As enacted, clarifies that a person 19 or older does not need a license or permit to sell bakery goods, homemade or otherwise; soft drinks; or other similar food commodities if the person is supporting a 501(c)(3) organization, and a component of suc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24 Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 |
| TN | SB1821 | Pass | As enacted, clarifies that a person 19 or older does not need a license or permit to sell bakery goods, homemade or otherwise; soft drinks; or other similar food commodities if the person is supporting a 501(c)(3) organization, and a component of suc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 754 |
| TN | SB2423 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from selling, offering for sale, or providing to students on school property through a school nutrition program any food or beverage item that contains Allura Red AC; Erythrosine B; Tartrazine; Su... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-02 Effective date(s) 03/25/2026 |
| TN | HB1853 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from selling, offering for sale, or providing to students on school property through a school nutrition program any food or beverage item that contains Allura Red AC; Erythrosine B; Tartrazine; Su... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-02 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 619 |
| TN | SB0568 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the importation, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured food products in this state. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01 To Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| TN | HB1155 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the importation, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured food products in this state. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-18 No Action Taken |
| TN | SB1156 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the sale of food containing nanotechnology created by humans that is capable of collecting and transmitting data unless the food is labeled as containing nanotechnology. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-17 To Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| TN | SB1471 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires retail food stores and food service establishments to provide notice to consumers of whether fish is imported and whether it is farm-raised or wild fish. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 53 and Title 68. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-17 To Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| TN | HB1487 | Fail | As introduced, requires retail food stores and food service establishments to provide notice to consumers of whether fish is imported and whether it is farm-raised or wild fish. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 53 and Title 68. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11 Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee |
| TN | HB1746 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the sale, delivery for sale, holding for sale, or offering for sale of food that contains forever chemicals, unless the food is labeled as containing forever chemicals and discloses the known or possible health effects of the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee |
| TN | HB2628 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any food that contains a live vaccine. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09 To House Delayed Bills Committee |
| TN | HB0928 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any food that contains a live vaccine. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02 Withdrawn. |
| TN | SB1818 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the sale, delivery for sale, holding for sale, or offering for sale of food that contains forever chemicals, unless the food is labeled as containing forever chemicals and discloses the known or possible health effects of the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22 To Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| TN | HB0130 | Pass | As enacted, adds certain conditions in order to produce and sell homemade food items. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68, Chapter 14, Part 7. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 431 |
| TN | SB0484 | Pass | As enacted, adds certain conditions in order to produce and sell homemade food items. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68, Chapter 14, Part 7. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15 Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 |
| TN | HB0804 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits labeling a cell-cultured food product as meat or a meat food product. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 450 |
| TN | SB0931 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits labeling a cell-cultured food product as meat or a meat food product. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15 Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 07/01/2025 |
| TN | SB1282 | Pass | As enacted, deletes present laws pertaining to rented premises unfit for habitation and quick fast food establishment delivery vehicles; removes the statutorily set permit fees to operate food service establishments and requires such permit fees to b... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-13 Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 01/01/2026 |
| TN | HB1310 | Pass | As enacted, deletes present laws pertaining to rented premises unfit for habitation and quick fast food establishment delivery vehicles; removes the statutorily set permit fees to operate food service establishments and requires such permit fees to b... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-13 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 400 |
| TN | HB1099 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the sale of food containing nanotechnology created by humans that is capable of collecting and transmitting data unless the food is labeled as containing nanotechnology. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-26 To House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee |
| TN | SB0616 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any food that contains a live vaccine. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12 To Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| TN | HB1100 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding, or offering for sale in this state of any food that contains an antibiotic, or a vaccine or vaccine material, unless the food labeling contains a conspicuous notification of the pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11 Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee |
| TN | SB0260 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, specifies that meat may be labeled as being free of mRNA vaccine if the animals from which the meat was derived were not administered an mRNA vaccine. - Amends TCA Title 44; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10 To Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| TN | SB0148 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, excludes a cell-cultured food product from the definitions of meat and poultry for purposes of the Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act; prohibits local education agencies (LEAs), public charter schools, and public institutions of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27 To Senate Education Committee |