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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 431

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 484

                                                        By Bowling, Lowe

                                             Substituted for: House Bill No. 130

                                     By Reneau, Reeves, McCalmon, Todd, Davis

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53 and Title 68, Chapter 14, Part 7, relative to
          homemade food items.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-1-118(b)(3), is amended by deleting
the language "subdivision (b)(4)" and substituting the language "subdivision (b)(5)".

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-1-118(b)(4), is amended by deleting
the language "subdivision (b)(3)" wherever it appears and substituting the language "subdivision
(b)(4)".

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-1-118(b)(4)(8), is amended by deleting
the language "subdivisions (b)(3)(A)-(C)" and substituting the language "subdivisions (b)(4)(A)-(C)".

          SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-1-118(b}, is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision (3) and renumbering existing subdivision (3) and subsequent
subdivisions accordingly:

                    (3) Time/temperature control for safety food homemade food items must:

                              (A) Not include unpasteurized milk or foods that are, or that contain, alcoholic
                    beverages, fish, shellfish products, meat, meat byproducts, or meat food products;

                              (B) Be sold only to the extent permissible by federal law, including, but not
                    limited to, poultry, poultry byproducts, or poultry food products, which are permitted if:

                                        (i) The home-based food business operates as a poultry producer in
                              compliance with the 1,000-poultry exemption under 9 CFR 381.10(c) and uses
                              only exempted poultry products, byproducts, or food products; or

                                        (ii) The home-based food business complies with 9 CFR 381.1 0(d),
                              uses only federally or state-inspected and passed poultry products bearing the
                              official mark of inspection, and meets all other applicable exemption
                              requirements under 9 CFR 381.1 0(d); and

                              (C) Be sold either by:

                                        (i) The producer to the consumer, in person; or

                                        (ii) An agent of the producer, in person, such as a farm stand located
                              on the property where the food was prepared.

          SECTION 5. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.
               SENATE BILL NO. 484

PASSED:        April 21, 2025

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                               ,               RANDIMcNALLY

                                  SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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                               CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
                               HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this  9t.Jl day of ~ "'               2025

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               BILL LEE, GOVERNOR