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TN HB2152

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Elaine Davis

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the commissioner to establish rules and procedures for paying indemnities to owners of animals destroyed under state authority

  • Indemnity payments must be based on fair market value of the animal and availability of funds

  • Allows partial reimbursement instead of full fair market value when sufficient funds are not available

  • Indemnification may be denied if the animal owner is in violation of the chapter governing animal destruction

  • No funds are appropriated by this act; expenditures require separate appropriation through the general appropriations act

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 44, relative to indemnification for destroyed animals.

Agriculture, Dept. of

Last Action

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

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance, Ways & Means3/16/2026
Government Operations3/10/2026
Agriculture and Natural Resources3/4/2026
Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee2/25/2026
Agriculture and Natural Resources2/5/2026

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