# Tennessee SB 2486: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40 and Title 43, relative to the "Freedom to Farm Act."

Tennessee SB 2486, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40 and Title 43, relative to the "Freedom to Farm Act.", is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-11 (Failed in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2486
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40 and Title 43, relative to the "Freedom to Farm Act."
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-03-11, Failed in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (3 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | fail | 3 | 4 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-11: Failed in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2486.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2486.pdf)
- SA0704: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0704.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 2504: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (signed)
- SB 2468: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (signed)
- SB 2410: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 3; Title 56 and Title 67, relative to housing. (failed)
- SB 2419: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (signed)
- SB 2295: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the alcoholic beverage commission. (signed)
- SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed)

## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2486.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2486.pdf)
- [SA0704 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0704.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2486-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).