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TN HJR0780
Joint Resolution
Status
3/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Michele Reneau
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Rights are conditional on not committing trespassing, theft, poaching, or other abuses of private property, public lands, or natural resources
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Preserves the state's authority to regulate or prohibit seeds and plants used to produce controlled and illegal substances
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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