# Tennessee SB 1860: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 57; Title 43, Chapter 21 and Section 48-101-502, relative to exhibitions.

Tennessee SB 1860, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 57; Title 43, Chapter 21 and Section 48-101-502, relative to exhibitions., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/07/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1860
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 57; Title 43, Chapter 21 and Section 48-101-502, relative to exhibitions.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/07/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Fairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (40 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee establishes a separate annual state fair: benefit, low. The law replaced Tennessee's prior fair framework with separate agricultural-aid and state-fair programs when it became law. The Agriculture Department administers an annual state fair promoting agriculture and forestry through education and entertainment. The commissioner can choose an operator, s…
- State fair names need department approval: cost, low. People and organizations need Agriculture Department permission to use the name “Tennessee State Fair.” Permission is also required for any title suggesting an official Tennessee state fair. The department has sole discretion to grant permission.
- Fairs must repay improperly received aid: cost, low. At the Agriculture Department's request, fairs and livestock shows must return all aid received while ineligible or out of compliance. The commissioner can sue to collect repayment. Department rules cover applications, reports, prize-winner records, payment records, fair classifications, and maximu…
- Fair merit awards require minimum payouts: mixed, low. Agricultural fairs must pay at least $1,000 in cash prizes during the program cycle to enter the merit award competition. Livestock shows and other entities cannot enter. The Agriculture Department groups fairs by area and population served, naming champions and two runners-up where participation a…
- State help for fairs, with limits: mixed, low. Tennessee provides state aid to eligible nonprofit agricultural fairs and stand-alone livestock shows held at least annually. The money helps pay cash prizes for approved livestock, farm products, home skills, forestry, and youth projects, including FFA and 4-H. Annual aid cannot exceed 50% of priz…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Reeves

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/07/2026
- 2026-04-28: Pub. Ch. 670
- 2026-04-07: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-25: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House)
- 2026-03-23: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-02: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-02-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0670.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1631.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1860.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0670.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1631.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1860.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1860-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).