# Tennessee SB 1964: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 104, relative to fireworks. Tennessee SB 1964, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 104, relative to fireworks., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1964-2025-2026 - 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 1964 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 104, relative to fireworks. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Fireworks - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (118 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - 2026 permit rules for seasonal fireworks sellers: cost, low. Beginning May 1, 2026, Tennessee uses a temporary seasonal-retailer definition for fireworks sellers. It covers retail sales during May 20–30, June 10–July 10, September 1–10, and December 10–January 3. A seasonal retailer permit costs $150 for calendar year 2026. Both the temporary definition and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 68 | 17 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/16/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1108 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 17, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1108.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1964.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1964.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. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1108.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1964.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1964.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-SB1964-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).