---
type: "Bill"
title: "Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture from regulating the production of unpasteurized butter in certain circumstances; requires warning label. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 3."
description: "Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture from regulating the production of unpasteurized butter in certain circumstances; requires warning label. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 358"
citation: "Tennessee SB 358 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Milk", "Dairy Products"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill T", "Niceley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b9b5bd9-14d1-4be2-beee-ac4398a1effd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0358&GA=111"
source_hash: "491b4298606db0f18415a063205ab53de6fe8323ed4a5fb0cfe0448d05e9f7a0"
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 SB 358 (111) — Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture from regulating the production of unpasteurized butter in certain circumstances; requires warning label. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0116** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0116.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0358.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/12/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/17/2019 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/4/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2019 4/4/2019 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2019 Passed — **76–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hill T — primary (person)
- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-01** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/4/2019
- **2019-03-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-05** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** Passed H., as am., Ayes 76, Nays 6, PNV 8 `passage`
- **2019-04-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0116) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-15** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0116) `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 258
- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 04/30/2019
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 258

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b9b5bd9-14d1-4be2-beee-ac4398a1effd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).