Tennessee · 114

SB 1728

Local Government, General - 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.

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Tennessee SB 1728 clarifies that the state general assembly exclusively regulates all aspects of shopping carts, including their purchase, use, taxation, and transportation, preempting any local county or metropolitan laws on the matter. The enacted bill prohibits local governments and their officials from adopting ordinances that require businesses to implement shopping cart policies or impose fees and fines related to shopping carts. This legislation amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54.

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QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… lower pass 0 0 0 Apr 21, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) lower pass 0 0 2 Apr 21, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2026 Passed (1) upper pass 0 0 0 Apr 9, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with… upper pass 0 0 0 Mar 25, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0