Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 821: Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, specifies that a prospective purchaser of tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine products must produce proof of age prior to the sale being made; increases from 30 to 50 years the apparent age above which a seller is not required to demand presentation of proof of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 43, Chapter 27.

In committee Last action April 8, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 118

Plain-language summary

HB 821 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, specifies that a prospective purchaser of tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine products must produce proof of age prior to the sale being made; increases from 30 to 50 years the apparent age above which a seller is not required to demand presentation of proof of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 43, Chapter 27. Primary sponsor: William Slater (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 118.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: William Slater (Republican).