---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture - As enacted, creates a 12-member task force to study issues relative to hemp commerce and consumer protection. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 43; Title 44, Chapter 6; Title 47, Chapter 26; Title 53; Title 67 and Title 68."
description: "Agriculture - As enacted, creates a 12-member task force to study issues relative to hemp commerce and consumer protection. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 43; Title 44, Chapter 6; Title 47, Chapter 26; Title 53; Title 67 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 888"
citation: "Tennessee SB 888 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hurt", "Niceley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a115215-46cf-437a-bb23-899223d808cb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0888&GA=111"
source_hash: "ac9b42d85d665f58aad837f05bc0212b4a5f286268263a38003e8e6d7ca1005a"
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 888 (111) — Agriculture - As enacted, creates a 12-member task force to study issues relative to hemp commerce and consumer protection. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 43; Title 44, Chapter 6; Title 47, Chapter 26; Title 53; Title 67 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0208** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0208.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0179** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0179.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0888.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/19/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/24/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/27/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/27/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hurt — primary (person)
- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2019-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-03-12** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0179)
- **2019-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0208) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 387
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 387

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a115215-46cf-437a-bb23-899223d808cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).