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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2252: Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to promulgate rules to implement and administer a voluntary program for the promotion of meat and byproducts from livestock raised in Tennessee, which may be labeled with an appropriate statement that indicates the meat or byproduct is a Tennessee meat or byproduct. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44 and Title 53.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2252 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to promulgate rules to implement and administer a voluntary program for the promotion of meat and byproducts from livestock raised in Tennessee, which may be labeled with an appropriate statement that indicates the meat or byproduct is a Tennessee meat or byproduct. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44 and Title 53. Primary sponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 4, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 874.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rusty GrillsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse77

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 874
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
  8. Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/6/2026
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026
  11. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
  12. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source