2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0968: 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.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the department of revenue to maintain a directory on its website that lists all vapor products certified as authorized to be sold in this state; levies a privilege tax of seven cents per milliliter of consumable material contained in a closed-system vapor product; levies a privilege tax at the rate of 10 percent of the wholesale cost price on an open-system vapor product. - Amends TCA 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.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee for Review - Finance, Ways, & Means Committee
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/3/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0436

Amendment 4-0 to HB0968

4/15/2025Not Adopted

HA0424

Amendment 2-0 to HB0968

4/14/2025Not Adopted

HA0425

Amendment 3-0 to HB0968

4/14/2025Not Adopted

HA0057

Amendment 1-0 to HB0968

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/14/2025
25
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/26/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/10/2025
12
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/202542.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/16/2025179.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/14/2025179.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/17/2025166.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/2/2025165.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/22/2025165.2 KB