# Tennessee HB 0809: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 8, relative to pesticides.

Tennessee HB 0809, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 8, relative to pesticides., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-01-22 (Sponsor(s) withdrawn.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0809
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 8, relative to pesticides.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2026-01-22, Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Pest Control
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-01-22: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-01-21: Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-01-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-01-14: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 1/21/2026 (House)
- 2026-01-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Second Calendar of 2026 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/18/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0527.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0809.pdf)
- SA0204: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0204.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0527.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0809.pdf)
- [SA0204 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0204.pdf)

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- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
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- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0809-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).