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HB1514Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54, relative to shopping carts.

Passed

Introduced by Jake McCalmon, District 63

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, clarifies that the general assembly occupies the entire field of the regulation of shopping carts, including their purchase, use, taxation, manufacture, ownership, sale, storage, and transportation, to the exclusion of all county or metropolitan government laws, ordinances, resolutions, enactments, or regulations; prohibits a county or metropolitan government, or any agency, department, or official of a county or metropolitan government, from adopting an ordinance, resolution, or other regulation requiring a business to adopt a shopping cart policy of any nature or imposing a fee or fine on a business related to shopping carts. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1085

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · April 14, 2026

10

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

11 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1No
Tim Hicks6Yes
Jason Zachary14Yes
Mark Cochran23Yes
Ryan Williams42Yes
Lee Reeves65Yes
Johnny Shaw80Yes
Jesse Chism85Yes
Ron Gant94Yes
John Gillespie97Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  6. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  7. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026

  8. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/4/2026

  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  10. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  12. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  13. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  14. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  15. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  16. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  17. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  18. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

  20. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  21. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  22. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  23. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  24. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  25. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  26. Comp. SB subst.

  27. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1085

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