Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 18 D · 13 R cosponsors

HB 1536 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 43, relative to the Tennessee Agricultural Innovation and Education Initiative.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  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 13, 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.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 32 sponsors

    1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 D · 13 R) — cross-party backing.

  • 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.

Summary

Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Representative Johnny Shaw Tennessee Agricultural Innovation and Education Initiative." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 43.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/11/2026

  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  6. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  9. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Companion House Bill substituted

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 946

  16. Filed for introduction

  17. Intro., P1C.

  18. P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Government Operations for Review

  19. Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  20. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Meeting Canceled

  23. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  26. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/10/2026

  27. Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee

  28. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/2/2026

  29. Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/9/2026

  30. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/9/2026

  31. Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/16/2026

  32. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/16/2026

  33. Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/23/2026

  34. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/23/2026

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

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

  37. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  38. Placed behind the budget

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

  40. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

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

  42. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  43. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  44. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  45. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  46. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0745)

  47. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1196)

  48. H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1248)

  49. Sponsor(s) Added.

  50. Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 8, PNV 1

  51. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  52. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  53. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  54. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0475)

  55. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1095)

  56. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA1100)

  57. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA1111)

  58. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  59. H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26

  60. H. concurred in S. am. no. 4 Ayes 78, Nays 10 PNV 1 HB1536

  61. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  62. Signed by H. Speaker

  63. Signed by Senate Speaker

  64. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  65. Signed by Governor.

  66. Pub. Ch. 946

  67. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 101 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (101)

101 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 101 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

education agriculture
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1536 do?
Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Representative Johnny Shaw Tennessee Agricultural Innovation and Education Initiative." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 43.
Who sponsors HB 1536?
HB 1536 is sponsored by Jones R, Chism, Jesse (Democrat), Glynn, Ronnie (Democrat), Dixie, Vincent (Democrat), Freeman, Bob (Democrat), McKenzie, Sam (Democrat), Mitchell, Bo (Democrat), Todd, Chris (Republican), Brooks, Shaundelle (Democrat), Hardaway, T.J. (Democrat), Harris, Torrey C. (Democrat), Miller, Larry J. (Democrat), Parkinson, Antonio (Democrat), Pearson, Justin J. (Democrat), Vital, Greg (Republican), Williams, Ryan (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Sparks, Mike (Republican), Shaw, Johnny (Democrat), Hakeem, Yusuf (Democrat), Towns, Jr., Joe (Democrat), Love, Jr., Harold (Democrat), Camper, Karen D. (Democrat), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Hurt, Chris (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), Wright, Dave (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Powell, Jason (Democrat), and Terry, Bryan (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1536?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 1536?
Track HB 1536 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 1536

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 1536

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →