---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, renames the \"Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act\" as the \"Tennessee Meat Inspection Act\"; revises the act to facilitate the implementation of a state meat inspection program. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 7 and Chapter 380 of the Public Acts of 2023."
description: "Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, renames the \"Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act\" as the \"Tennessee Meat Inspection Act\"; revises the act to facilitate the implementation of a state meat inspection program. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 7 and Chapter 380 of the Public Acts of 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1265"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1265 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f35901e5-c7e9-41cc-88c2-9fe95be2fbc1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1265&ga=114"
source_hash: "5f0efd98a890b25c497cabf15e8f0369e8b6dc023eb1b1ad36dcdc5f9c1726c3"
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 1265 (114) — Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, renames the "Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act" as the "Tennessee Meat Inspection Act"; revises the act to facilitate the implementation of a state meat inspection program. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 7 and Chapter 380 of the Public Acts of 2023.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0156.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0248** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0248.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1265.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/26/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0248)
- **2025-04-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0156) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-04** Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- **2025-06-04** Pub. Ch. 463

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f35901e5-c7e9-41cc-88c2-9fe95be2fbc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).