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HB0928 • 2026

Food and Food Products

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53, relative to food products.

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Sponsor
Towns, Kyle
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Withdrawn.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify the consequences for violating this law.

Ban on Selling Food with Live Vaccines

This bill makes it illegal to sell or offer for sale any food that contains live vaccines in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it against the law to sell or offer to sell food that has live vaccines in it.
  • Adds a definition of 'live vaccine' as a weakened form of virus or bacteria intended for use in humans to stimulate antibody production and provide immunity against disease.
  • Adds these rules to existing laws about food safety and products.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Food sellers who might have products with live vaccines
  • People looking for food that contains live vaccines

Terms To Know

Live vaccine
A weakened form of a virus or bacteria intended for use in humans to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against disease.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain what happens if someone breaks this law.
  • It is unclear how many food products currently contain live vaccines.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Withdrawn.

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 616
By Kyle

HOUSE BILL 928
By Towns

HB0928
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47,
Chapter 18 and Title 53, relative to food products.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-1-103(a), is amended by adding
the following as a new subdivision:
(16) The sale or offering for sale of any food that contains a live vaccine.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-1-102, is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
( ) "Live vaccine" means a weakened form of a virus or bacteria intended for
use in humans to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against
disease;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.