Agriculture - As enacted, revises and enacts various provisions regarding hemp, including licensure requirements. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 44, Chapter 6, Part 1; Section 47-26-101; Title 53; Title 56 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 28.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Signed Apr 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2019 · House Mar 25, 2019
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 28, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
18
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0081)
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0137)
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0081)
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0137)
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 3
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0023)
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/13/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/20/2019
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Southerland
RRepublican
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