2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0813: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 43; Title 53 and Title 68, relative to the "Tennessee Food Freedom Act".
Legislative Summary
As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Food Freedom Act" to specify circumstances when persons may sell certain homemade food products without meeting certain permitting and licensure requirements. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 43; Title 53 and Title 68.
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Bill History
2/9/2021
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/11/2021
P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
2/20/2021
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/8/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/24/2021
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
House of Representatives
3/30/2021
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
3/30/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 4/7/2021
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/14/2021
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/28/2021
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
House of Representatives
5/3/2021
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/15/2022
House of Representatives
3/15/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 862
Amendments
HA0677
Amendment 2-0 to HB0813
3/15/2022Not Adopted
HA0251
Amendment 1-0 to HB0813
4/7/2021Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/26/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 27
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor

Justin Lafferty
Republican
Co-Sponsors (30)
Bruce Griffey
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Ron Gant
Republican
Scotty Campbell
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Kelly Keisling
Republican
Iris Rudder
Republican
Ryan Williams
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Jerry Sexton
Republican
Jason Hodges
Democrat
William Lamberth
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
Chris Hurt
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Jesse Chism
Democrat
Eddie Mannis
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
Sam McKenzie
Democrat
Tim Hicks
Republican
Mark Cochran
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
Mark Hall
Republican
Terri Lynn Weaver
Republican
Jason Powell
Democrat
Dale Carr
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
Michael Curcio
Republican
Susan Lynn
Republican