---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to promulgate rules to implement and administer a voluntary program for the promotion of meat and byproducts from livestock raised in Tennessee, which may be labeled with an appropriate statement that indicates the meat or byproduct is a Tennessee meat or byproduct. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44 and Title 53."
description: "Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to promulgate rules to implement and administer a voluntary program for the promotion of meat and byproducts from livestock raised in Tennessee, which may be labeled with an appropriate statement that indicates the meat or byproduct is a Tennessee meat or byproduct. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44 and Title 53."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2652"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2652 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03c08e1c-4fb3-45ef-ac60-378a58047fce"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2652&ga=114"
source_hash: "891bddeaf1bbd36f6c46148a77d63551d6852f4ea47b893e311e5c9989e955e5"
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 2652 (114) — Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to promulgate rules to implement and administer a voluntary program for the promotion of meat and byproducts from livestock raised in Tennessee, which may be labeled with an appropriate statement that indicates the meat or byproduct is a Tennessee meat or byproduct. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44 and Title 53.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0780** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0780.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0708** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0708.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2652.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/11/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0708)
- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0780) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 874

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03c08e1c-4fb3-45ef-ac60-378a58047fce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).