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

HB 968: Tobacco, Tobacco Products - 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.

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 968 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Tobacco, Tobacco Products - 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. Primary sponsor: David Hawk (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 324.

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
David HawkPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5

“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. 324
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
  7. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
  8. Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025
  9. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025
  10. Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2025
  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  12. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/1/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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