# Tennessee SB 1843: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10, relative to the "Nitrous Oxide Abuse Prevention and Retail Sale Prohibition Act." Tennessee SB 1843, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10, relative to the "Nitrous Oxide Abuse Prevention and Retail Sale Prohibition Act.", is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1843-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1843 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10, relative to the "Nitrous Oxide Abuse Prevention and Retail Sale Prohibition Act." - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Drugs, Synthetic or Analogue - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (125 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee retailers cannot sell nitrous oxide: cost, high. Tennessee retailers cannot sell or offer nitrous oxide directly to consumers, including products containing the gas. A first violation brings a $2,500 civil penalty and seizure of the nitrous oxide. Second or later violations bring a $5,000 penalty, seizure, and required revocation of any covered r… - Felony penalties for supplying nitrous oxide: cost, low. Selling, offering, delivering, or giving someone nitrous oxide is a Class E felony when there is reasonable cause to suspect misuse. Misuse includes intoxication, dizziness, paralysis, impaired brain or nervous system function, and changes to hearing or sight. The law also removes language about co… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 86 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 | pass | 31 | 1 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-29: Pub. Ch. 702 - 2026-04-14: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 3 (House) - 2026-03-30: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0757) (House) - 2026-03-30: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-19: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0636) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0702.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1644.pdf) - HA0757: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0757.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1843.pdf) - SA0636: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0636.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed) - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (signed) - SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed) - SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (signed) - SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed) - SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0702.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1644.pdf) - [HA0757 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0757.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1843.pdf) - [SA0636 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0636.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [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 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026) - [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1843-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).