Tennessee Senate Bill SB0868

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/5/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 28; Title 43, Chapter 8; Title 53, Chapter 1; Title 53, Chapter 7; Title 62, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 212, relative to pesticides.

Summary

SB0868 makes a narrow change to Tennessee’s pesticide law by extending a statutory deadline in Tennessee Code Annotated § 43-8-104(a) from June 30 to July 15. The bill does not create a new regulatory program or alter pesticide standards in the text provided; instead, it adjusts a date tied to an existing requirement in the pesticide statutes. Because the bill amends only one deadline, its practical effect is limited to giving affected parties an additional 15 days to meet the referenced filing, renewal, or compliance date under the pesticide chapter. The bill also includes an immediate effective date, meaning the change would take effect as soon as it becomes law.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 43, Chapter 8, which is part of the state’s pesticide regulatory framework, by changing a deadline from June 30 to July 15 in § 43-8-104(a). Although the caption references several other titles, the text provided only changes this one provision, so the direct legal impact is a modest extension of time for the parties governed by that section, likely including pesticide-related businesses, applicators, registrants, or other regulated entities subject to that deadline.

Sentiment

There is no committee transcript or recorded vote information provided, so the bill’s sentiment cannot be measured from debate or roll call data. Based on the text alone, the measure appears routine and administrative rather than controversial, suggesting a neutral or low-contention posture.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. The only potentially notable issue is the deadline extension itself, which could matter to regulated pesticide stakeholders if it affects compliance timing, but there is no evidence of opposition, amendment debate, or disagreement in the record supplied.