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HB0170 • 2026

Taxes, Exemption and Credits

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3, relative to sales and use tax exemptions.

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Sponsor
Garrett, Haile
Last action
2025-03-20
Official status
Sponsor(s) Added.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify if there are other parts of the law that will be updated or removed beyond subsection (f).

Tennessee Sales Tax Exemption Changes

This bill removes outdated language about a one-time sales tax holiday from Tennessee's laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes subsection (f) of the current law on sales and use tax exemptions.
  • Updates Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state of Tennessee's tax laws and regulations.

Terms To Know

Sales Tax Holiday
A temporary period when certain items are exempt from sales tax.
Tennessee Code Annotated
The official collection of Tennessee's laws and statutes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the exact impact on individuals or businesses.
  • It is unclear if there are other parts of the law that will be updated in future actions.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  2. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  3. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  4. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ negative recommendation, as amended

  6. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  7. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  8. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/18/2025

  9. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee

  10. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  11. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  12. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  14. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  15. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  16. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  17. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  18. 2025-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 117
By Haile

HOUSE BILL 170
By Garrett

HB0170
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67,
Chapter 6, Part 3, relative to sales and use tax
exemptions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-6-393, is amended by deleting
subsection (f).
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.