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Tennessee: HB0809

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 8, relative to pesticides.

Topics

Farming Reform

Bill Information

MAHA Not Approved

Summary

As introduced, specifies that a manufacturer or seller of a pesticide registered with the commissioner of agriculture and with the environmental protection agency under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is not liable in a civil action related to the labeling of the pesticide, if the pesticide bore a label approved by the EPA under FIFRA at the time of sale. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 8.

Introduced

02/04/2025

In Committee

03/18/2025

Dead

04/24/2026

Sponsors

Rusty Grills

Republican Representative (TN)

615-741-0718rep.rusty.grills@capitol.tn.gov

Chris Todd

Republican Representative (TN)

615-741-7475rep.chris.todd@capitol.tn.gov

Chris Hurt

Republican Representative (TN)

615-741-2134rep.chris.hurt@capitol.tn.gov

Jeremy Faison

Republican Representative (TN)

615-741-6871rep.jeremy.faison@capitol.tn.gov

Pat Marsh

Republican Representative (TN)

615-741-6824rep.pat.marsh@capitol.tn.gov

Renea Jones

Republican Representative (TN)

615-741-7450rep.renea.jones@capitol.tn.gov

Rick Eldridge

Republican Representative (TN)

615-741-6877rep.rick.eldridge@capitol.tn.gov

Activity

01/22/2026

Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

01/22/2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

01/21/2026

Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

01/21/2026

House Judiciary Committee Hearing (12:00:00 1/21/2026 House Hearing Room I)

01/16/2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

01/15/2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

01/14/2026

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 1/21/2026

01/13/2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

04/08/2025

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Second Calendar of 2026

04/07/2025

House Private Acts Committee Hearing (12:00:00 4/7/2025 House Hearing Room II)

04/02/2025

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

04/02/2025

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

04/02/2025

House Judiciary Committee Hearing (12:00:00 4/2/2025 House Hearing Room I)

03/26/2025

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

03/26/2025

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

03/26/2025

SA0204 - Amendment 1-0 to SB0527

03/20/2025

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

03/18/2025

Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee

03/18/2025

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee Hearing (09:00:00 3/18/2025 House Hearing Room I)

03/12/2025

Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/18/2025

03/12/2025

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

03/12/2025

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing (15:00:00 3/12/2025 House Hearing Room III)

03/05/2025

Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

02/10/2025

Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

02/06/2025

P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Judiciary Committee

02/05/2025

Intro., P1C.

02/04/2025

Filed for introduction

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