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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Summary AI-generated
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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Sponsors
- Ed Jackson Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |