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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 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 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.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
William SlaterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 118
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
  10. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  11. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
  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