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TennesseeSB 1761114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53; Title 57, Chapter 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to hemp.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.

Tennessee stops issuing hemp business licenses

Beginning April 14, 2026, Tennessee's Department of Agriculture cannot issue or renew hemp-derived cannabinoid supplier or retail licenses. This blocks new licenses and renewals under the department's licensing system. The law sets no end date for this restriction.

Hemp shoppers get warnings and test results

Beginning April 14, 2026, Tennessee hemp-derived cannabinoid products must carry clear warnings in at least six-point font. Warnings must address impairment, keeping products away from children, and any additional warnings required by state commission rules. Each product must show a batch number and a scannable QR code linking to batch and testing details. These details include dates received and tested, the testing completion date, the test method, and full-panel and potency test certificates. On a shared webpage, the batch's test certificate must be reachable within three steps. If a batch-number search does not return a direct link, each landing page can have no more than 150 clickable links or options. Suppliers must keep the information current, accurate, and public. Access must last for whichever is longer: 12 months after Tennessee sales end or 90 days after the product's expiration date.

Hemp drink sellers face packaging limits

Beginning April 14, 2026, hemp-derived cannabinoid drinks sold in Tennessee must use one of the allowed container closures. Options are traditional pull-tabs, aluminum-can devices approved for soft drinks and malt beverages, or screw-top or cork-style caps. The screw-top or cork-style caps must be types used for wine and other alcoholic drinks.

Broader hemp supplier rules, simpler applications

Beginning April 14, 2026, Tennessee broadens its definition of hemp-derived cannabinoid suppliers. It covers sellers inside or outside Tennessee supplying wholesalers or licensed suppliers for repackaging or resale, not consumption. It also covers Tennessee manufacturers and qualifying sellers who contract for manufacturing inside or outside the state. Those contract sellers sell finished, packaged products for resale. License applications refer to each applicant and drop the separate information requirement for the person legally responsible for operations. Several related rules also remove the word 'entity,' changing how they describe covered applicants and businesses.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 133 • No: 0

House vote • 3/30/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026

Yes: 92 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/16/2026

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026

Yes: 32 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/11/2026

SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

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