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Votes at a glance: Committee advances nominations and multiple bills to calendar, rules or finance

House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee · February 12, 2026

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Summary

The House Agriculture Committee advanced multiple appointments and bills, moving nominees for the Heritage Conservation Trust Fund and sending several bills (including HB 1631, HB 1632, HB 2030, HB 17 38, HB 15 35, HB 8 98) to the next procedural steps; HB 18 46 was forwarded to finance after a 9-6 vote.

NASHVILLE — The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee advanced a slate of nominations and bills on its calendar, recording final tallies and next steps for each item.

Key committee actions and outcomes:

- HAR0882 (nominee Tyler Forrest) — Sent to calendar and rules; clerk reported 15 ayes. (Nominee presentation and sponsor remarks were taken in committee.)

- HJR0880 (reappointment of Peter Clausen) — Sent to calendar and rules; vote 15-0.

- HB 16 31 (move Tennessee State Fair authority to Department of Agriculture) — Sent to government operations; vote 15-0.

- HB 16 32 (modernize dry cleaner environmental response program) — Passed to government operations; vote 15-0.

- HB 20 30 (standardize TWRA authority over raccoon control) — Sent to calendar and rules; vote 14 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present-not-voting.

- HB 20 17 — Rolled (postponed) two weeks; no vote taken.

- HB 18 46 (eliminate rollback taxes) — Advanced to finance after debate; vote 9 ayes, 6 nays.

- HB 17 38 (designate April as Tennessee Native Plant Month) — Sent to calendar and rules; vote 15-0.

- HB 15 35 (name mega-site waterways treatment after Michael Banks) — Sent to finance; vote 15-0.

- HB 8 98 (fluoride certificate and MSDS posting) — Amended in committee and advanced to finance; vote 14 ayes, 1 nay.

The committee also received a presentation from AgLaunch founder Pete Nelson on farmer-led innovation; no formal committee action followed.

Next procedural steps: Bills were forwarded to either calendar and rules, government operations, or finance as noted; HB 20 17 is scheduled for rolling action in two weeks.