Tennessee House Bill HB0892

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/4/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 11; Title 43; Title 44; Title 53; Title 57; Title 62; Title 63; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70, relative to agriculture.

Summary

HB0892 is a narrow transparency measure related to agriculture. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 43-1-503 to require the Department of Agriculture to post the reports required under that section in a publicly accessible location on the department’s website within one month after the governor approves the reports. Although the bill’s caption references multiple titles of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the operative language only adds a website publication requirement for these agriculture-related reports. The bill does not change the substance of the reports themselves or create new reporting duties; it changes how quickly and where the approved reports must be made available to the public.

Impact

The bill affects Tennessee’s agriculture reporting law by adding a public posting mandate to Section 43-1-503. In practical terms, it requires the Department of Agriculture to provide online access to approved reports within a defined timeframe, increasing public transparency and ease of access for farmers, industry stakeholders, policymakers, and the general public. No other substantive regulatory or enforcement changes are made in the text provided.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee discussion or vote history in the materials provided, so the bill’s sentiment cannot be measured from debate or roll-call data. Based on the text alone, the measure appears administrative and noncontroversial, focused on transparency and public access rather than policy change. The absence of opposition or amendments in the provided record suggests no documented contention in this dataset.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcripts or voting history. If concerns were raised, they are not reflected in the available record. Potentially, stakeholders could question the timing of publication, administrative burden, or whether the website posting requirement is sufficient for public notice, but those issues are not shown in the materials provided.