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

HB 2059: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, reduces the rate on the state sales tax on food and food ingredients from 4 percent to 2 percent of the sales price. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2059 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, reduces the rate on the state sales tax on food and food ingredients from 4 percent to 2 percent of the sales price. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Towns. Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
TownsPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed behind the budget
  5. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
  6. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
  7. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  9. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
  10. P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  12. Intro., P1C.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source