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type: "Bill"
title: "Food and Food Products - As enacted, defines food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material as a drug for purposes of the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53."
description: "Food and Food Products - As enacted, defines food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material as a drug for purposes of the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1894"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1894 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Food and Food Products"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cepicky"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa9f509e-5b79-44a0-9975-edcc56cdc154"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1894&GA=113"
source_hash: "54851937de16295a3793ca74088d4a08c5f80e48a39f338fb577dd3a0e37343a"
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 HB 1894 (113) — Food and Food Products - As enacted, defines food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material as a drug for purposes of the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1894.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **246** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024 2/29/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/6/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **7322** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Health Committee 2/14/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/6/2024 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/21/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cepicky — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 742
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa9f509e-5b79-44a0-9975-edcc56cdc154`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).