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TN HJR0780

Joint Resolution

Status

Failed

3/11/2026

Primary Sponsor

Michele Reneau

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article XI establishing a "natural, inherent, and unalienable right" to save, exchange seeds, and acquire and consume food of one's choosing

  • Guarantees the right to grow, raise, harvest, and produce food on land that is unzoned, zoned agricultural, zoned residential, or zoned for mixed uses including agricultural or residential

  • Rights are conditional on not committing trespassing, theft, poaching, or other abuses of private property, public lands, or natural resources

  • Preserves the state's authority to regulate or prohibit seeds and plants used to produce controlled and illegal substances

  • Requires referral to the 115th General Assembly and publication on the Secretary of State and General Assembly websites per constitutional amendment procedures

Legislative Description

A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article XI of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the right to food.

Constitutional Amendments

Last Action

Failed for lack of second in: Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee2/25/2026
Agriculture and Natural Resources1/21/2026

Full Bill Text

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