---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, revises certain enforcement provisions of the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 1; Section 53-7-202 and Section 53-7-220."
description: "Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, revises certain enforcement provisions of the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 1; Section 53-7-202 and Section 53-7-220."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 718"
citation: "Tennessee SB 718 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 45
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a22489b1-5c39-4e06-ab89-4bd1d4bafb8b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0718&GA=112"
source_hash: "8ef6da10bed5cbd5b1f2f1f4f2002e3072e34886e23783636da4aecf7471de9c"
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 718 (112) — Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, revises certain enforcement provisions of the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 1; Section 53-7-202 and Section 53-7-220.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0060** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0060.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0718.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/2/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/10/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/1/2021 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-23** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0060) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0060) `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/22/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 202
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 202

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a22489b1-5c39-4e06-ab89-4bd1d4bafb8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).