---
type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 357"
citation: "Tennessee SB 357 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland", "Todd"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ace66df8-8343-407a-b479-2080ad79670b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0357&GA=111"
source_hash: "2318cb68399797ce67a72813009d3f08cc4a2bc70a1b868a315c3604f28aa526"
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 357 (111) — 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.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0081** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0081.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0137** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0137.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0023** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0023.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0357.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 3/28/2019 Passed — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2019 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019 3/21/2019 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/5/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2019 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 3/28/2019 Passed — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/20/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)
- Todd — 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 Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2019-02-05** 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`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/4/2019
- **2019-02-26** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/5/2019
- **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** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0023)
- **2019-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0137) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0081) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-28** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0137) `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0081) `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-09** Pub. Ch. 87
- **2019-04-09** Effective date(s) 04/04/2019
- **2019-04-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 87

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ace66df8-8343-407a-b479-2080ad79670b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).