2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0882: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43; Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to agriculture.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, prohibits the department from regulating farming activities involving top soil, rock removal, or the building of a pond when the activities are conducted in an area that is less than three acres in size, and the property on which the activities occur has greenbelt classification. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43; Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69.

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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, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/1/2025
12
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
3/19/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Ron Travis
Ron Travis
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/4/20258.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/8/2025153.5 KB