---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, establishes a fund for the development and implementation of programs that benefit Tennesseans by preserving farmland and forestland, including a grant program for conservation easements. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 1."
description: "Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, establishes a fund for the development and implementation of programs that benefit Tennesseans by preserving farmland and forestland, including a grant program for conservation easements. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 207"
citation: "Tennessee SB 207 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ad44479-ee2d-4cb4-bdaf-aff988850e23"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0207&ga=114"
source_hash: "dd16f8ecebcd6c36c2780fb5885f3ad4933561d9026ae5b7019510742fb2b8c6"
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 207 (114) — Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, establishes a fund for the development and implementation of programs that benefit Tennesseans by preserving farmland and forestland, including a grant program for conservation easements. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0216** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0216.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0207.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/13/2025 Passed (1) — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/4/2025 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **84–8** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/21/2025 Passed — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/19/2025 Passed — **5–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2025-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 8, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0216) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 4 (Amendment 1 - HA0216) `passage`
- **2025-04-23** 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`
- **2025-05-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/12/2025, 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 470

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ad44479-ee2d-4cb4-bdaf-aff988850e23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).