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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 674

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 2252

                                                               By Pody

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 2113

                                             By Boyd, McCalmon, Davis, Lynn

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to designating
          cast iron cookware as the official frontier cookware of this state.

          WHEREAS, from treasured family heirlooms to the recipes that have come to symbolize our
diverse communities, cast iron cookware is a big part of who we are as Tennesseans; and

          WHEREAS, cast iron cookware has played an integral part in how things have gotten done
here in the Volunteer State, drawing upon the State's vast natural resources and industrial might;
and

          WHEREAS, cast iron cookware not only brings us together around the table, it still satisfies
our modern consumer needs in that it's chemical free, infinitely recyclable, and made to last for
generations; and

          WHEREAS, as this country celebrates its two hundred fiftieth birthday, it is important that we
recognize the rich and time-honored traditions of our own State; now, therefore,

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

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

                    Cast iron cookware is designated and adopted as the official frontier cookware of this
          state.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 2252

PASSED:  March 23, 2026

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                         SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                         CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

7"-' I APPROVED this
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                        BILL LEE, GOVERNOR