# Tennessee SB 1282: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-8-103; Title 68, Chapter 110; Title 68, Chapter 111; Title 68, Chapter 14 and Title 68, Chapter 15, relative to health.

Tennessee SB 1282, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-8-103; Title 68, Chapter 110; Title 68, Chapter 111; Title 68, Chapter 14 and Title 68, Chapter 15, relative to health., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 01/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1282
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-8-103; Title 68, Chapter 110; Title 68, Chapter 111; Title 68, Chapter 14 and Title 68, Chapter 15, relative to health.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 01/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Food and Food Products
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (132 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 8

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Some rentals leave organized camp rules: benefit, low. Upon enactment, some places used only for residential purposes other than camping are excluded from the organized-camp definition. Their sites must be rented for at least one week. They must lack permanent or semi-permanent buildings maintained for an outdoor group living experience as sleeping qua…
- Food operators get permit fee limits: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, food service permit fee increases are limited to 3% in a calendar year. Increases are also limited to 5% in each five-year period, starting January 1, 2026. Both limits use the fee established on January 1, 2026 as the base. Increases apply when operators renew permits or…
- Two health requirements occur less often: benefit, low. Upon enactment, the requirement in Tennessee Code § 68-14-303(4) changes from monthly to every three months. The requirement in § 68-14-503(4) changes from every six months to once a year. The supplied text does not identify either activity or show a household dollar effect.
- Food operators face payment penalties: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, permit payments more than 30 calendar days late carry a penalty of half the permit fee. A check returned for any reason also carries a penalty of half the permit fee. Operators must pay the permit fee and any penalties before the permit is issued.
- State sets food service permit fees: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Tennessee’s health commissioner sets food service permit fees by rule. Covered operations include food service establishments, auxiliary operations, temporary establishments, and farmers market food units. Fees also cover school food services, child care center food servi…
- Higher charges under organized camp law: cost, low. Upon enactment, the dollar range in Tennessee Code § 68-110-106 rises from $10–$50 to $50–$100. The supplied summaries disagree about whether this is a licensing fee or a penalty. They do not consistently identify who pays or what triggers the charge.
- Several health law provisions are removed: mixed, low. Upon enactment, the law repeals Tennessee Code §§ 68-14-723 through 68-14-726 and all of Title 68, Chapter 111. It also deletes the first two sentences of § 68-15-205. The supplied text does not describe the removed rules, so their effects on costs, access, and protections are unclear.
- State can update food safety standards: mixed, low. Upon enactment, the law aligns two state definitions of the Food Code. Both include the 2009 federal Food Code and later editions or portions adopted by the health commissioner through rules. The law does not adopt a later edition by itself.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 93 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 01/01/2026
- 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 400
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0176) (House)
- 2025-04-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-09: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-07: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0256) (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0400.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1282.pdf)
- HA0176: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0176.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1282.pdf)
- SA0256: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0256.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed)
- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
- SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed)
- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0400.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1282.pdf)
- [HA0176 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0176.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1282.pdf)
- [SA0256 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0256.pdf)

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- [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026)
- [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026)
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1282-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).