HB 1487 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Food and Food Products - As introduced, requires retail food stores and food service establishments to provide notice to consumers of whether fish is imported and whether it is farm-raised or wild fish. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 53 and Title 68.

HB 1487 requires Tennessee retail food stores and restaurants to inform customers whether fish they sell is imported, farm-raised, or wild. It mandates clear labeling at the point of sale - either on packaging or via a visible sign meeting specific size requirements - showing this origin information. Food suppliers must also disclose the origin and type (farm-raised/wild) to establishments, with penalties for noncompliance ranging from written warnings to fines up to $1,000 per violation. The law excludes processed fish and certain shellfish like crab or lobster from these requirements.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 11, 2026
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Committee
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
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Lee Reeves
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