SB2423
Senate Bill
Effective Date
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
LegiScan
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 withdrawn.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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