# Tennessee SB 0763: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 47, Chapter 25; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 26, relative to regulated consumable products.

Tennessee SB 0763, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 47, Chapter 25; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 26, relative to regulated consumable products., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 07/01/2025, 08/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0763
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 47, Chapter 25; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 26, relative to regulated consumable products.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 07/01/2025, 08/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Tobacco, Tobacco Products
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (244 yes, 14 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Vapor taxes fund state alcohol commission: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, 12.5% of covered vapor-product tax revenue is earmarked for the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Vapor-tax receipts are excluded from the existing tobacco-tax distribution covered by this change. Unspent earmarked money returns to the general fund at fiscal year-end, after ded…
- Sellers face stricter age checks and fines: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, sellers cannot sell or distribute tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine to anyone under 21. In-person buyers who look younger than 50 must show government photo identification with their birth date. Buyers exempt from state photo-ID rules can show othe…
- Vapor sellers face new advertising limits: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, vapor retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and importers face limits on marketing to people under 21. Banned methods include specified child-attractive names and images, depictions of consumption, and media with special appeal to that age group. Vapor billboards are banned…
- Vapor manufacturers must keep Tennessee agents: cost, low. Beginning August 1, 2025, manufacturers not registered to do business in Tennessee must continuously keep a Tennessee registered agent. This is required to list or retain their names or products in the state directory. Foreign manufacturers must also ensure each importer of their products sold in T…
- Vapor businesses pay 10% wholesale tax: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, businesses liable for Tennessee's vapor-product tax pay 10% of wholesale cost. Other covered tobacco products, including snuff, are taxed at 6.6% of wholesale cost. Smokeless nicotine products are excluded from this tax section. The law does not specify how much tax business…
- More oversight and checks for vapor sellers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Alcoholic Beverage Commission shares enforcement authority with Revenue, including investigations, surprise checks, and arrests with probable cause. Beginning August 1, 2025, vapor retailers, distributors, and wholesalers must undergo at least two surprise checks yearly…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 4 4/17/2025 | pass | 28 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 87 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY HICKS G PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 89 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 | pass | 24 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 07/01/2025, 08/01/2025
- 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 324
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 3, PNV 1 (Amendment 4 - HA0436) (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 4, PNV 4 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0425) (House)
- 2025-04-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0436) (House)
- 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0424) (House)
- 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0057) (House)
- 2025-04-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 4, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0201) (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0032) (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0436, 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0436.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0324.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0763.pdf)
- HA0057: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0057.pdf)
- HA0424: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0424.pdf)
- HA0425: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0425.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0763.pdf)
- SA0032: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0032.pdf)
- SA0201: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0201.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0436 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0436.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0324.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0763.pdf)
- [HA0057 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0057.pdf)
- [HA0424 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0424.pdf)
- [HA0425 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0425.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0763.pdf)
- [SA0032 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0032.pdf)
- [SA0201 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0201.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0763-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).