republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-431.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local government from banning or regulating certain auxiliary containers; specifies that the state is the exclusive regulator of food and drink sellers, vendors, vending machine operators, food establishments, and food service establishments and prohibits local governments from taking certain actions in regard to such entities and activities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 53; Title 62; Title 67 and Title 68."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local government from banning or regulating certain auxiliary containers; specifies that the state is the exclusive regulator of food and drink sellers, vendors, vending machine operators, food establishments, and food service establishments and prohibits local governments from taking certain actions in regard to such entities and activities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 53; Title 62; Title 67 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 431"
citation: "Tennessee SB 431 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government", "General"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Lynn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebb0472b-58a7-4515-85d7-f06ec51f7e6e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0431&GA=111"
source_hash: "62b7c31bf95af48622e9b6a55baa4348738ecfabcf289e0bc18607b13287edc7"
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 431 (111) — Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local government from banning or regulating certain auxiliary containers; specifies that the state is the exclusive regulator of food and drink sellers, vendors, vending machine operators, food establishments, and food service establishments and prohibits local governments from taking certain actions in regard to such entities and activities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 53; Title 62; Title 67 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0095** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0095.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0138** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0138.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0127** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0127.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0153** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0153.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0431.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/19/2019 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CONSUMER SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee 3/6/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2019 Passed — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **69–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019 3/21/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/26/2019 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Lynn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-02-26** Assigned to s/c Consumer Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Consumer Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11** Action def. in Consumer and Human Resources Committee to 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-25** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Commerce & Labor Comm. 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-25** Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2019-03-25** Passed H., as am., Ayes 69, Nays 21, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0095) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-03-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0138) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-28** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 7, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0153)
- **2019-03-28** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0127)
- **2019-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-24** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 158
- **2019-04-24** Pub. Ch. 158
- **2019-04-24** Effective date(s) 04/12/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebb0472b-58a7-4515-85d7-f06ec51f7e6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).