Agriculture - As enacted, clarifies that "vacant public land" for purposes of the Tennessee Community Gardening Act includes property controlled by a parks and recreation department or similar entity that is not currently being used as park land. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 24.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Signed Mar 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House Mar 17, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Mar 31, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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