# Tennessee SB 1740: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15, relative to underage persons.

Tennessee SB 1740, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15, relative to underage persons., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1740
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15, relative to underage persons.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-05-04, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Courts, Juvenile
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (253 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Court penalties for underage tobacco violations: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee’s general sessions or juvenile courts may impose penalties for underage tobacco and vapor product violations. Options include up to 50 hours of community service, completion of a court program, or a $10–$50 civil penalty. The penalty may be charged directly to peop…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/13/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY COCHRAN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 87 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA1026 (Substitute), 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1026.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0830.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1679.pdf)
- HA0765: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0765.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1740.pdf)
- SA0712: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0712.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA1026 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1026.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0830.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1679.pdf)
- [HA0765 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0765.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1740.pdf)
- [SA0712 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0712.pdf)

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- [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026)
- [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026)
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- [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026)
- [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1740-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).