# Tennessee HB 2020: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 14, relative to food safety. Tennessee HB 2020, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 14, relative to food safety., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 04/16/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2020-2025-2026 - 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 2020 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 14, relative to food safety. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Food and Food Products - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (142 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Some event food sellers need no license: benefit, low. The law took effect upon enactment. At Tennessee public events, sellers age 18 or younger need no license or permit to sell the covered foods. These include bakery goods, homemade or otherwise, soft drinks, and similar food items. Sellers age 19 or older get the same exemption when supporting a qua… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/26/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 85 | 7 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 - 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 754 - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-27: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-26: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0723) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 7, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-03-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0674) (House) - 2026-03-12: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-10: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Action def. in Health Committee to 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0674 (Substitute), 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0674.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0754.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1821.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2020.pdf) - SA0723: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0723.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed) - 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 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0674 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0674.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0754.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1821.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2020.pdf) - [SA0723 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0723.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [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 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) - [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-HB2020-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).