republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/hb-1807.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Food and Food Products - As enacted, specifies that the department of agriculture may cooperate with the United States food and drug administration in enforcement of the federal standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 1."
description: "Food and Food Products - As enacted, specifies that the department of agriculture may cooperate with the United States food and drug administration in enforcement of the federal standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1807"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1807 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Food and Food Products"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6afc178d-00a7-48ef-8710-fd494c713039"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1807&GA=110"
source_hash: "be0a4db49c07f7a481e366fe8dda7fd0b5ebf511907f5b7efddb6e3c852301b5"
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 1807 (110) — Food and Food Products - As enacted, specifies that the department of agriculture may cooperate with the United States food and drug administration in enforcement of the federal standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 1.

## 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/HB1807.pdf)

## Votes

- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/23/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–1** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2018 PASSED (2) — **89–0** (fail) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 2/27/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **26–1** (fail) · upper
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/21/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/14/2018 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/21/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/1/2018
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-01** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-01** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2018-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/2/2018
- **2018-04-02** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0821)
- **2018-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-23** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 90, Nays 1 PNV 1 HB1807
- **2018-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 854
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/03/2018
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 854

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6afc178d-00a7-48ef-8710-fd494c713039`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).