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

HB 987: Taxes, Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, requires cigarettes that are defined as heated tobacco products to be taxed at a rate of 0.15 cents per cigarette. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4.

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 987 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Taxes, Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, requires cigarettes that are defined as heated tobacco products to be taxed at a rate of 0.15 cents per cigarette. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4. Primary sponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse42

“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. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  2. Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  3. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  4. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/5/2025
  6. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
  7. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
  8. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  9. P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  10. Intro., P1C.
  11. Filed for introduction

Sources

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