2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0809: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 8, relative to pesticides.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, specifies that a manufacturer or seller of a pesticide registered with the commissioner of agriculture and with the environmental protection agency under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is not liable in a civil action related to the labeling of the pesticide, if the pesticide bore a label approved by the EPA under FIFRA at the time of sale. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 8.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Second Calendar of 2026
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee
3/18/2025
12
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
3/12/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 3
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Rusty Grills
Rusty Grills
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/4/20258.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/6/2025133.3 KB