TennesseeSB 0484114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53 and Title 68, Chapter 14, Part 7, relative to homemade food items.

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Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

New sales limits for home food businesses

Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee limits sales of homemade foods that need temperature control for safety. These foods cannot contain unpasteurized milk, alcoholic beverages, fish, shellfish products, meat, meat byproducts, or meat food products. Sales must comply with federal law. Poultry is allowed only through one of two federal exemptions. Under the 1,000-poultry exemption, the business must operate as a qualifying poultry producer and use only exempt poultry products or byproducts. Under the exemption in 9 CFR 381.10(d), it must use federally or state-inspected poultry that passed inspection and bears the official inspection mark, and meet all other exemption requirements. Sales must happen in person, either directly from the producer to the consumer or through the producer’s agent.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 129 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/31/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025

Yes: 26 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/26/2025

SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    5/15/2025
  2. Pub. Ch. 431

    5/15/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/9/2025Senate
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    5/1/2025Senate
  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/30/2025House
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/29/2025Senate
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/25/2025Senate
  8. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

    4/21/2025House
  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0222)

    4/21/2025House
  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/21/2025House
  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    4/3/2025House
  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/31/2025Senate
  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/31/2025Senate
  14. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 2

    3/31/2025Senate
  15. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0263)

    3/31/2025Senate
  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025

    3/28/2025Senate
  17. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

    3/26/2025Senate
  18. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

    3/19/2025Senate
  19. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

    2/12/2025Senate
  20. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate
  21. Filed for introduction

    1/29/2025Senate

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