# Tennessee HB 1376: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 57 and Title 67, relative to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. Tennessee HB 1376, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 57 and Title 67, relative to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 01/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1376-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1376 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 57 and Title 67, relative to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 01/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Alcoholic Beverage Commission - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (417 yes, 75 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 18 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Outside labs must test hemp products: benefit, medium. Every manufactured batch needs testing by a qualified outside lab and a certificate showing the results. Products need full-panel cannabinoid testing before final production and potency testing as finished goods. Suppliers must certify compliance. The Alcoholic Beverage Commission sets safety and t… - Hemp sellers face new product bans: cost, high. The law bans making, growing, producing, or selling covered hemp products above 0.3% total or theoretical THC by dry weight. It also bans synthetic cannabinoids and products containing THCp; violations are Class A misdemeanors. The covered-product definition excludes products above 0.3% THCa by dry… - Hemp businesses face inspections and penalties: cost, high. The commission and Revenue oversee compliance, inspect businesses, and can jointly confiscate noncompliant products under beer-style seizure and forfeiture procedures. Supplier and retailer penalties are $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000, with retraining after each of the first three violations. Repeat vi… - Hemp businesses need licenses and annual fees: cost, high. Businesses need a commission license before making, wholesaling, distributing, or selling covered products; unlicensed activity is a Class A misdemeanor. Products involved can be seized. Supplier and retailer applications cost $500, nonrefundable; annual fees are $2,500 per supplier location and $1… - Hemp license applicants face tighter checks: cost, high. Supplier and retailer applicants must provide required information, accept inspections and applicable testing, and complete state and federal fingerprint checks. People serving drug-related felony sentences or within 10 years after conviction cannot hold direct or indirect license interests. Retail… - Hemp wholesalers face costly entry requirements: cost, high. Wholesalers pay $500 per application, nonrefundable, and $5,000 annually per licensed application and warehouse location. Applicants need background checks, inspection consent, an approved Tennessee warehouse of at least 1,000 square feet, and $750,000 in financial capacity. Warehouses cannot also… - Hemp users face storage and impairment rules: cost, medium. You must keep any unconsumed retail hemp cannabinoid product in its original package; violations are Class C misdemeanors. People under the influence cannot operate or control vehicles, aircraft, or motorized boats. They also cannot perform tasks that would be negligent or amount to professional ma… - Hemp buyers lose shipping and delivery: cost, medium. Consumers must buy or receive hemp cannabinoid products face-to-face at licensed retail locations. Direct shipping to Tennessee consumers or retail licensees is prohibited, and retailers cannot deliver to consumers directly or indirectly. Consumer shipping or delivery violations carry civil penalti… - Workers lack hemp use accommodation rights: cost, medium. Employers do not have to allow hemp cannabinoid use at work or let employees work under its influence. They may enforce drug-free workplace policies. This law creates no wrongful-discharge or discrimination claim against employers on that basis. Property holders do not have to allow visitor use or… - Hemp retailers face location and checkout limits: cost, medium. Retail sales are limited to age-restricted locations, specified licensed premises, and qualifying supplier premises. Certain alcohol-licensed locations must sell for on-site use; supplier premises need required licenses or supplier-retail licenses plus a wholesale contract. Retailers must post warn… - Hemp suppliers pay yearly brand fees: cost, medium. Suppliers must register each brand with the Department of Revenue and pay $300 per brand each year. Brands are distinguished by category, type, and delivery system. Suppliers cannot deliver unregistered brands, and wholesalers and retailers cannot order, receive, accept, or offer them for sale. Rev… - Hemp wholesalers pay new product taxes: cost, medium. The supplied text lists wholesale taxes of 2 cents per cannabinoid milligram, $50 per flower ounce, and $4.40 per liquid gallon. Other container volumes use proportional rates; the supplied summaries do not resolve how the milligram and unit-based models fit together. The milligram tax uses the lat… - Hemp transporters must carry shipment records: cost, low. Transporters moving covered products into, through, or within Tennessee must carry proof of lawful production and compliance with cannabinoid limits. They also need a bill of lading listing the owner, origin, destination, package type, quantity, and shipment date. Products obtained from a retailer… - Youth protections limit hemp product access: mixed, high. Sellers must check government proof of age before selling or giving hemp cannabinoid products to anyone. People under 21 cannot knowingly buy, possess, or accept them, use false age proof, or receive help obtaining them. Age-rule violations are Class A misdemeanors; enforcement helpers need parenta… - Safer hemp packages carry quantity limits: mixed, medium. Retail products need child-resistant packaging and labels with ingredients, allergens, warnings, cannabinoid amounts, expiration dates, and a testing QR code. Packages generally cannot exceed 20 servings or 300 milligrams, with exceptions for specified product forms. Limits include 15 milligrams pe… - Teens cannot handle hemp products professionally: mixed, medium. Suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers cannot knowingly employ people under 18 to physically make, store, sell, or distribute hemp cannabinoid products. They also cannot knowingly permit that work on their premises. This does not ban every job for people under 18 at these businesses. Violations are… - Smoking definitions now include hemp use: mixed, low. The law's smoking definition includes inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying lighted hemp, hemp flower, or hemp plant parts. It also includes vapor products delivering nicotine, hemp cannabinoids, or another substance. The law removes separate references to “smoking hemp” from an existing tobacco… - Tennessee replaces its earlier hemp rules: mixed, low. The law replaces the prior hemp framework and repeals a related tax section and alcohol-law subdivision. The supplied text does not show the contents or separate effects of those deleted rules. Administrative setup takes effect immediately; the main rules begin January 1, 2026. Agriculture handles… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/17/2025 | pass | 23 | 9 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 69 | 21 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 10 BY MARSH PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 87 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 12 BY WILLIAMS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 89 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 11 BY COCHRAN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 56 | 38 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 1 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 2 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 4 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Bill text - HA0358, 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0358.pdf) - HA0359, 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0359.pdf) - HA0360 (Substitute), 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0360.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0526.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1413.pdf) - HA0044: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0044.pdf) - HA0095: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0095.pdf) - HA0096: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0096.pdf) - HA0097: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0097.pdf) - HA0243: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0243.pdf) - HA0244: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0244.pdf) - HA0245: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0245.pdf) - HA0319: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0319.pdf) - HA0344: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0344.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1376.pdf) - SA0013: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0013.pdf) - SA0296: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0296.pdf) - SA0436: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0436.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0358 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0358.pdf) - [HA0359 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0359.pdf) - [HA0360 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0360.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0526.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1413.pdf) - [HA0044 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0044.pdf) - [HA0095 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0095.pdf) - [HA0096 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0096.pdf) - [HA0097 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0097.pdf) - [HA0243 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0243.pdf) - [HA0244 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0244.pdf) - [HA0245 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0245.pdf) - [HA0319 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0319.pdf) - [HA0344 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0344.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1376.pdf) - [SA0013 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0013.pdf) - [SA0296 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0296.pdf) - [SA0436 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0436.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1376-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).