2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee 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 enacted, 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 certain privilege taxes. - 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
5/13/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 324
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
Passed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 14
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
David Hawk
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Karen Camper
Democrat
William Lamberth
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Ronnie Glynn
Democrat
Susan Lynn
Republican
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Sabi Kumar
Republican
Ed Butler
Republican
Renea Jones
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Bo Mitchell
Democrat
Mark White
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican