TN HB 1853
died on adjournmentFood and Food Products - 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 1853 pass?
No. TN HB 1853 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 619
What is TN HB 1853 about?
TN HB 1853 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Food and Food Products - 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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 1853?
Reneau is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1853.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 619
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Reneauprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-21
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-22
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-02
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-02
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Sponsor change.
sponsorship
2026-02-02
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
sponsorship
2026-02-11
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
2026-02-12
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-17
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026
2026-03-03
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
2026-03-05
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
2026-03-09
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-09
Comp. SB subst.
2026-04-02
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 619
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Votes
HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (3)
2026-02-17 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (1)
- Glynn: not voting
HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (2)
2026-03-03 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Baum: not voting
- Glynn: not voting
- Johnson: not voting
- Jones R: not voting
- McKenzie: not voting
- White: not voting
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (1)
2026-03-09 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2423
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