---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture - As enacted, revises certain provisions regarding the industrial hemp program. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 7; Section 43-26-102 and Section 43-26-103."
description: "Agriculture - As enacted, revises certain provisions regarding the industrial hemp program. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 7; Section 43-26-102 and Section 43-26-103."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 968"
citation: "Tennessee SB 968 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niceley", "Reedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 65
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64cfa6b3-efda-4d57-b748-220093a61867"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0968&GA=110"
source_hash: "8f2e22a2cb1873c8fba8782ff5eeb28a1327fa37301e9f727673c9873228f989"
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 968 (110) — Agriculture - As enacted, revises certain provisions regarding the industrial hemp program. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 7; Section 43-26-102 and Section 43-26-103.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0968.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/6/2017 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Niceley — primary (person)
- Reedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-13** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Reset on Final cal. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
- **2017-03-15** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-16** Sponsor change.
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-04** Action def. in Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-06** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13** Senate Reset on last calendar of 2017
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/25/2017
- **2017-04-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-01** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-01** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0343) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-04** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-04** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/5/2017
- **2017-05-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0178)
- **2017-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0105)
- **2017-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0072)
- **2017-05-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA0489)
- **2017-05-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-05** H. concurred in S. am. no. 4 Ayes 75, Nays 0 PNV 3 HB1164
- **2017-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 369
- **2017-05-22** Pub. Ch. 369
- **2017-05-22** Effective date(s) 05/11/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64cfa6b3-efda-4d57-b748-220093a61867`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).