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SB1609 • 2026

Public Health

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 47, Chapter 25 and Title 57, Chapter 7, relative to age-restricted products.

Agriculture
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Bailey
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Withdrawn.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material confirms that the bill was withdrawn as of February 3, 2026, which means it may not become law. The summary and text provided do not include details about enforcement efforts or funding mechanisms.

Annual Reporting on Tobacco and Vapor Product Enforcement

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to submit an annual report by December 31st each year detailing its enforcement efforts related to preventing youth access to tobacco, smoking hemp, and vapor products.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the department of agriculture to create a yearly report on enforcing laws that stop young people from getting tobacco, smoking hemp, and vapor products.
  • The report must be sent to the governor for submission to federal health officials under specific federal law.
  • Also requires sending this report to Tennessee's general assembly and making it public.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Agriculture
  • Governor of Tennessee
  • General Assembly of Tennessee

Terms To Know

Public Health Service Act
A federal law that sets rules for health services and funding.
General Assembly
The state legislature in Tennessee, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the report is not submitted on time.
  • It does not provide details about how enforcement efforts will be carried out or funded.
  • The bill was withdrawn as of February 3, 2026, so it may not become law.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Withdrawn.

  3. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  4. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1609
By Bailey
SB1609
011039
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a*39-17-15,47-25,57-7
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39,
Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 47, Chapter 25 and Title
57, Chapter 7, relative to age-restricted products.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1509(f), is amended by
deleting the subsection and substituting:
(f)
(1) The department shall prepare annually for submission by the
governor to the secretary of the United States department of health and human
services the report required by Section 1926 of subpart I of Part B of Title XIX of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 300x-26).
(2) The department shall prepare for submission to the general assembly
and the public an annual report describing in detail the department's enforcement
efforts under this part, with the report to be submitted no later than December 31
of each year.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.