Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 1514 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54, relative to shopping carts.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1085

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill centralizes shopping cart regulations under state authority, prohibiting local rules.

This bill asserts that only the state can regulate shopping carts, disallowing local governments from creating their own ordinances regarding shopping carts. It prevents counties and metropolitan governments from imposing policies or fees on businesses concerning shopping carts.

What this means for you
  • Small Business: This means local regulations on shopping carts cannot impose additional requirements or fees on your business.

Summary

Local Government, General - As enacted, clarifies that the general assembly occupies the entire field of the regulation of shopping carts, including their purchase, use, taxation, manufacture, ownership, sale, storage, and transportation, to the exclusion of all county or metropolitan government laws, ordinances, resolutions, enactments, or regulations; prohibits a county or metropolitan government, or any agency, department, or official of a county or metropolitan government, from adopting an ordinance, resolution, or other regulation requiring a business to adopt a shopping cart policy of any nature or imposing a fee or fine on a business related to shopping carts. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  6. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  7. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  8. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  9. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  10. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  11. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  12. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  13. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  14. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  15. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026

  17. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0890)

  18. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 4

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  21. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  22. Subst. for comp. HB.

  23. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1031)

  24. Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 11, PNV 2

  25. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  26. Signed by Senate Speaker

  27. Signed by H. Speaker

  28. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  29. Signed by Governor.

  30. Pub. Ch. 1085

  31. Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  32. Filed for introduction

  33. Intro., P1C.

  34. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  35. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  36. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  37. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  38. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026

  39. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/4/2026

  40. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  41. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  42. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  43. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  44. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  45. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  46. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  47. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  48. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  49. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  50. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  51. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  52. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  53. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  54. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  55. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  56. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  57. Comp. SB subst.

  58. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1085

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (132)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1514 do?
Local Government, General - As enacted, clarifies that the general assembly occupies the entire field of the regulation of shopping carts, including their purchase, use, taxation, manufacture, ownership, sale, storage, and transportation, to the exclusion of all county or metropolitan government laws, ordinances, resolutions, enactments, or regulations; prohibits a county or metropolitan government, or any agency, department, or official of a county or metropolitan government, from adopting an ordinance, resolution, or other regulation requiring a business to adopt a shopping cart policy of any nature or imposing a fee or fine on a business related to shopping carts. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54.
Who sponsors HB 1514?
HB 1514 is sponsored by McCalmon, Jake (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1514?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2026. Enacted.
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