---
type: "Bill"
title: "Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, authorizes the labeling of any milk sold in this state as \"Local Tennessee Milk\", or a statement that indicates the milk is Tennessee milk, if the milk contains only milk produced in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 53 and Title 57."
description: "Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, authorizes the labeling of any milk sold in this state as \"Local Tennessee Milk\", or a statement that indicates the milk is Tennessee milk, if the milk contains only milk produced in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 53 and Title 57."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2153"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2153 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Milk", "Dairy Products"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Niceley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71f1f18b-6959-42db-94a2-1072f408d38a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2153&GA=110"
source_hash: "27db06ca8f683dc40442932e5d6bbb38cb7bd4d9ff87e7772eaf1ae2a164527a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 2153 (110) — Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, authorizes the labeling of any milk sold in this state as "Local Tennessee Milk", or a statement that indicates the milk is Tennessee milk, if the milk contains only milk produced in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 53 and Title 57.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2153.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2018 3/29/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/4/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2018 PASSED (1) — **85–0** (fail) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/21/2018 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-15** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. EA&NR Comm. 3/15/18
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-28** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0820)
- **2018-04-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0999) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 774
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 774

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71f1f18b-6959-42db-94a2-1072f408d38a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).