# Tennessee HB 1853: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school nutrition. Tennessee HB 1853, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school nutrition., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-02 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 619) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1853-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1853 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school nutrition. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-02, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 619 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 20 - Subjects: Food and Food Products - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (12 yes, 1 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: Jody Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Caleb Hemmer (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Towns - Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 4 | 1 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-04-02: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 619 - 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-09: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-03-05: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Sponsor change. (House) - 2026-02-02: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0619.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1853.pdf) - HA0591: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0591.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1853.pdf) - SA0497: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0497.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. 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(failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0619.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1853.pdf) - [HA0591 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0591.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1853.pdf) - [SA0497 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0497.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1853-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).