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UPDATE: 4/22/2024 - HB 1894 was enacted. It was signed by Governor Bill Lee on 4/22/2024, effective immediately. Public Chapter 742.
UPDATE: 4/10/2024 - HB 1894 was transmitted to the Governor on 4/10/2024. Contact Governor Bill Lee at (615) 741-2001 and ask him to SIGN HB 1894.
UPDATE: 4/2/2024 - HB 1894 was enrolled on 4/2/2024. Contact Governor Bill Lee at (615) 741-2001 and ask him to SIGN HB 1894.
UPDATE: 3/28/2024 - HB 1894 was substituted for its Senate companion, SB 1903, and passed the full Senate by a vote of 23 Ayes, 6 Nays, on 3/28/2024.
UPDATE: 3/26/2024 - SB 1903 is eligible for Senate floor vote as of 3/26/2024.
UPDATE: 3/19/2024 - SB 1903 was recommended for passage in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee by a vote of 7 Ayes, 1 Noes, on 3/19/2024.
UPDATE: 3/13/2024 - SB 1903 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Tuesday, 3/19/2024 at 3:00PM in Senate Hearing Room I. View the Hearing Agenda HERE. View the video details HERE.
UPDATE: 3/6/2024 - SB 1903 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday, 3/13/2024 at 12:30PM in Senate Hearing Room I. View the Hearing Agenda HERE. View the video details HERE.
UPDATE: 3/6/2024 - SB 1903 was heard in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on 3/6/2024.
UPDATE: 3/4/2024 - HB 1894 passed the full House by a vote of 73 Ayes, 22 Nays, 1 Present and not voting, on 3/4/2024.
UPDATE: 2/29/2024 - SB 1903 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday, 3/6/2024 at 1:00PM in Senate Hearing Room I. View the Hearing Agenda HERE. View the video details HERE.
UPDATE: 2/29/2024 - HB 1894 is eligible for a House floor vote as of 2/29/2024.
UPDATE: 2/21/2024 - HB 1894 was recommended for passage in the House Health Committee by a voice vote on 2/21/2024.
UPDATE: 2/14/2024 - HB 1894 is placed on the calendar for the House Health Committee on 2/21/2024 at 3:30 PM in House Hearing Room I. The agenda can be viewed here.
UPDATE: 2/14/2023 - HB 1894 was recommended for passage in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee by a voice vote, and was referred to the House Health Committee on 2/14/2024.
UPDATE: 2/7/2024 - HB 1894 is placed on the calendar in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on 2/14/2024 at 9:00 AM in House Hearing Room III. The agenda can be viewed here.
UPDATE: 2/6/2024 - HB 1894 was recommended for passage in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee by a voice vote on 2/6/204.
UPDATE: 1/31/2024 - HB 1894 is scheduled for a hearing in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee on 2/6/2024 at 10:30 AM in House Hearing Room III. The agenda can be viewed here.
UPDATE: 1/30/2024 - HB 1894 was referred to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee on 2/21/2024
UPDATE: 1/25/2024 - HB 1894 was referred to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on 1/25/2024.
UPDATE: 1/25/2024 - SB 1903 was referred to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on 1/25/2024.
HB 1894 was introduced on 1/22/2024. This bill is sponsored by Representative Scott Cepicky.
SB 1903 was introduced on 1/23/2024. This bill is sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley.
HB 1894 and SB 1903 define "drug" to also to mean food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material in the Tennessee Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
HB 1894 and SB 1903 amend Tennessee Code Section 53-1-102 related to chapter definitions of Title 53, regarding Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, through the following sections, as summarized:
SECTION 1. adds the definition of "drug" under Section 53-1-102(14) as subdivision (B) to also mean "food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material;"
SECTION 2. amends Section 53-1-102 to add a new subdivision defining "vaccine or vaccine material" to mean a substance intended for humans to stimulate the production of antibodies and provides immunity against disease, prepared from a disease, its products, or a substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease, that is approved by the FDA.
These bills take effect immediately upon passage.
NVIC SUPPORTS HB 1894 and SB 1903 because they facilitate informed consent for consumers who do not want to consume food containing vaccine material. NVIC supports informed consent. Without reclassifying food that contain vaccine material, the consumer is unable to make an informed decision when they are choosing food for themselves and their family. An improvement on these bills would be to require labels on all products that contain any vaccine material. Some plants are now being genetically engineered to deliver mRNA vaccines. There is insufficient evidence to support the safety of vaccines for human consumption.
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1894&GA=113 - text, status, and history of HB 1894
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1903&GA=113 - text, status, and history of SB 1903
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