republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/sb-1490.md

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type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture - As enacted, requires the wildlife resources agency, if contracting with a farmer to farm lands owned or under the control of this state, to offer, not less than 60 days before the expiration of the contract, the farmer the opportunity to renegotiate the contract with the agency prior to accepting requests for proposals for the contract; makes related changes concerning such contracting. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 9; Title 12; Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 70."
description: "Agriculture - As enacted, requires the wildlife resources agency, if contracting with a farmer to farm lands owned or under the control of this state, to offer, not less than 60 days before the expiration of the contract, the farmer the opportunity to renegotiate the contract with the agency prior to accepting requests for proposals for the contract; makes related changes concerning such contracting. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 9; Title 12; Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1490"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1490 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rose"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b4bdb0b-b39e-4a4e-bb6a-0776ac4c6a6b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1490&GA=113"
source_hash: "45ec1b483827887d60afc8134252efb57adfd948e67cc1adc6e864e0f8129bf6"
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 1490 (113) — Agriculture - As enacted, requires the wildlife resources agency, if contracting with a farmer to farm lands owned or under the control of this state, to offer, not less than 60 days before the expiration of the contract, the farmer the opportunity to renegotiate the contract with the agency prior to accepting requests for proposals for the contract; makes related changes concerning such contracting. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 9; Title 12; Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 70.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0646** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0646.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0873** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0873.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0137** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0137.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1490.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY HURT PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY HURT PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur Amend# 2 by Senator Rose 4/10/2024 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/8/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0137)
- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-01** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0873) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-01** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0646) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0873) `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 765

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b4bdb0b-b39e-4a4e-bb6a-0776ac4c6a6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).