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SB2423 Senate Bill
Effective Date
2026-04-02

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school nutrition.

As enacted, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from selling, offering for sale, or providing to students on school property through a school nutrition program any food or beverage item that contains Allura Red AC; Erythrosine B; Tartrazine; Sunset Yellow FCF; Erioglaucine disodium salt; Indigo carmine; or Fast Green FCF. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Bill Details

State

Tennessee

Session

114th General Assembly

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?...

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Sponsors

Rusty Crowe (Sen - R)
Edward Jackson (Sen - R)
John Stevens (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-02 Effective date(s) 03/25/2026
2026-04-02 Pub. Ch. 619
2026-03-25 S Signed by Governor.
2026-03-13 S Transmitted to Governor for action.
2026-03-12 H Signed by H. Speaker
2026-03-11 S Enrolled and ready for signatures
2026-03-09 H Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 5, PNV 15
2026-03-09 H Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0591)
2026-03-09 H Subst. for comp. HB.
2026-02-26 H Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2026-02-24 S Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-02-23 S Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2026-02-23 S Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1
2026-02-23 S Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0497)
2026-02-20 S Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026
2026-02-18 S Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
2026-02-11 S Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
2026-02-05 S Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2026-02-02 S Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-02-02 S Filed for introduction

Votes

2026-02-18 SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 Yea: 8 Nay: 0
2026-02-23 FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration Yea: 27 Nay: 3
2026-03-09 FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION Yea: 71 Nay: 5
2026-03-09 FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION Yea: 56 Nay: 32

Committee Referrals

2026-02-05 S Education
2026-02-18 S Calendar

Amendments

2026-02-19 SA0497

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-02 Draft
2026-03-27 Chaptered

Subjects

Food and Food Products

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