Tennessee · House Bill 1850 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 43, relative to the regulation of food production.

HB 1850 Sponsored by Jay Reedy Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 18, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Zoning - As introduced, prohibits counties and municipalities from adopting and enforcing regulations to prohibit gardening and raising limited numbers of chickens or rabbits at single-family residences. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 43.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Local Government Committee · House Local Government Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee · House Property & Planning Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/20/2024 · House Property & Planning Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee · House Local Government Committee
  7. CommitteePlaced on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/26/2024 · House Local Government Committee
  8. HouseDef. to Summer Study in Local Government Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • JR Jay ReedyR Primary sponsor · District 74

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.