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SB2266 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to hemp derived cannabinoid products.

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Sponsor
Walley, Hurt
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the reduced tax will impact state revenue or enforcement by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Alcoholic Beverage Commission Act

This act changes Tennessee's laws about hemp-derived cannabinoid products (HDCPs), reducing the tax on HDCP sales and allowing retailers to deliver these products directly to consumers.

What This Bill Does

  • Reduces the wholesale tax on hemp-derived cannabinoid products from $0.02 per milligram to $0.01 per milligram.
  • Allows licensed retailers to sell, supply, and deliver HDCPs to locations outside their premises without requiring face-to-face transactions.
  • Requires delivery service employees to verify the age of consumers receiving HDCP deliveries by checking government-issued IDs.
  • Establishes licensing requirements for delivery services that want to transport HDCPs from retailers to customers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Licensed retailers who sell hemp-derived cannabinoid products
  • Consumers purchasing these products
  • Delivery services transporting these products

Terms To Know

Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products (HDCPs)
Products made from the cannabis plant that contain compounds like CBD but have less than 0.3% THC.
Delivery Service
A company that uses technology to connect customers with delivery drivers for food and now also HDCP deliveries.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the reduced tax will affect state revenue.
  • It is unclear how this change will impact enforcement by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2241

Plain English: The amendment adds new sections to Tennessee law regarding hemp-derived cannabinoid products (HDCPs), requiring biometric age verification before delivery and setting penalties for non-compliance.

  • Adds definitions for 'biometric age verification system', 'delivery', and 'government-issued identification'.
  • Requires retailers to use a biometric age verification process before delivering HDCPs, ensuring the purchaser is at least 21 years old.
  • Establishes penalties for violations of delivery requirements, including fines and license suspension or revocation.
  • The amendment text was truncated, so some details about record retention and data privacy may be incomplete.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  3. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  4. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  5. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  6. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  7. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026

  8. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  9. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  10. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  11. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  12. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee

  13. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  14. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  15. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/18/2026

  16. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  17. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  18. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  19. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  20. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  21. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  22. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Judiciary Committee - Government Operations for Review

  23. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  24. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  25. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  26. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law imposes a tax on the sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid products (HDCPs) at a wholesale amount of $0.02 per milligram of hemp-derived cannabinoid in each HDCP sold at wholesale in this state. This bill lowers the tax amount to $0.01 per millig
ram.

DELIVERY SALES

Present law requires that all sales of HDCPs and transfers of product from a retailer to a consumer take place at a licensed retail location in a face-to-face transaction, and prohibits delivery or shipping of HDCPs to consumers in this state.

This bill authorizes a licensed retailer to supply, sell, deliver, and install products authorized to be sold by the retailer to locations outside of the licensed premises. Further, this bill authorizes a licensed retailer to deliver HDCPs to a consumer
, without the consumer purchasing the products at the physical location of the retailer in a face-to-face transaction. The retailer, or its agent, must require the consumer to present a valid government-issued photo identification, confirm the consumer i
s
at least 21, and have the consumer sign a verification at the time of delivery. Further, a retailer must maintain a record of the delivery, which includes the name of the consumer who placed and received the order; the products delivered; the time of del
ivery; and the place of delivery.

Delivery Services

This bill generally authorizes a delivery service to deliver sealed packages of HDCPs sold by a retailer to the delivery service's customers during the hours that HDCPs may be legally sold. However, the delivery address must be in the same county or a c
ounty contiguous to the county in which the retailer is located; the delivery location must not be more than 50 miles from the licensed premises of the retailer; and all of the following requirements must be met:

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The amount of HDCPs delivered to a customer is in such an amount to satisfy the customer's order.
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At least 50% of the delivery service's gross sales come from the delivery of food products or prepared food.
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A delivery service employee who delivers HDCPs must be at least 21 and be licensed, as explained below.
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The delivery service must be licensed, as explained below.
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The delivery service must have a written agreement with the retailer to serve as the retailer's agent for purposes of delivery of the retailer's HDCPs to customers.
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The delivery service and delivery service employee must
require the consumer to present a valid government-issued photo identification, confirm the consumer is at least 21, and have the consumer sign a verification at the time of delivery.

As used in this bill, "delivery service" means a technology services company that provides software or an application for connecting customers, retailers, or restaurants to a delivery driver. However, such term does not include (i) a
technology services company that does not employ or contract with delivery drivers but rather provides software or an application that connects licensed retailers with consumers for the delivery of hemp-derived cannabinoid products from a retailer to a co
nsumer
, (ii) a
compan
y that ships hemp-derived cannabinoid products to a retailer
, (iii) a motor carrier or freight forwarder as those terms are defined by federal law, or (iv) an air carrier as defined by federal law.

This
bill authorizes a delivery service to charge a delivery fee to customers or retailers with whom the delivery service has a written agreement. Such a delivery fee may be based on a percentage of the sales price of the HDCPs being delivered, but must not b
e more than 10% of the price of each HDCP sold. This bill clarifies that the retailer, and not the delivery service, is responsible for remitting applicable taxes on HDCPs. However, a retailer is not subject to penalties for the conduct of a delivery se
rv
ice driver after the driver picks up and receives a HDCP from the retailer

Delivery Service Licenses

This bill requires the alcoholic beverage commission ("commission") to establish and issue delivery service licenses. The commission may issue a license to a delivery service that delivers or facilitates delivery of prepared food from restaurants or ite
ms from a retail store to customers as part of the delivery service's business and seeks to deliver sealed packages of HDCPs sold by any licensed retailer. However, an applicant for a delivery service license must be at least 21 and must not have been co
nn
ected of a felony involving moral turpitude in the 10 years prior to the application.

This bill imposes an initial application fee of $300, and a license renewal fee of $150. Further, a delivery service licensee must pay an additional fee based on the total number of delivery service employees or independent contractors used by the deliv
ery service to deliver HDCPs, according to the following schedule:

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$50 for zero to 15 delivery drivers.
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$100 for 16 to 30 delivery drivers.
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$150 for 31 to 45 delivery drivers.
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$200 for 46 to 60 delivery drivers.
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$250 for 61 to 100 delivery drivers.
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$300 for 101 to 150 delivery drivers.
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$350 for 151 to 200 delivery drivers.
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An additional $50 for every 50 delivery drivers over 200, up to a maximum of $1,000.

Delivery Service Employees

This bill authorizes a delivery service to use either employees or independent contractors to deliver HDCPs. However, a delivery service licensee must conduct a state and national criminal history background check on any potential employee or independen
t contractor that seeks to deliver HDCPs. Such a background check must include a multistate criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation. Further, this bill requires a person used or employed by a delivery ser
vi
ce licensee to deliver an HDCP must (i) be at least 21, (ii) have passed a background check to ensure the person has not been convicted of a crime involving the sale and distribution of HDCPs or controlled substances within the last seven years and has no
t been convicted of any felony in the last five years, and (iii) have a valid driver license.

Annual Report

This bill requires a licensed delivery service to submit an annual report, beginning on January 15, 2028, and every January 15 thereafter, detailing the number of delivery drivers used by the delivery service to deliver HDCPs in the prior calendar year.
Further, the delivery service must maintain, for each driver covered by the delivery service license, records sufficient to verify identity, a copy of the driver license for each delivery driver, and a copy of the background check conducted for that deli
ve
ry driver. This bill authorizes a delivery service licensee to be subject to fines or the suspension or revocation of its license by the commission for a delivery driver's violation of this bill.

RULEMAKING

This bill authorizes the
commission to promulgate rules to effectuate this bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
HOUSE BILL 2241
By Hurt

SENATE BILL 2266
By Walley
SB2266
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57,
relative to hemp derived cannabinoid products.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-108(a)(1), is amended by
deleting the language "two cents (2¢) per milligram" and substituting instead the language "one
cent (1¢) per milligram".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-106(b)(5), is amended by
deleting the subdivision.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-113(a), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting instead the following:
(a) It is unlawful for a person or entity to ship an HDCP directly to a consumer in
this state.
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-102, is amended by adding the
following as a new, appropriately designated subdivision:
( ) "Delivery service":
(A) Includes a technology services company that provides software or an
application for connecting customers, retailers, or restaurants to a delivery driver;
and
(B) Does not include:
(i) A technology services company that does not employ or
contract with delivery drivers but rather provides software or an
application that connects licensed retailers with consumers for the

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delivery of hemp-derived cannabinoid products from a retailer to a
consumer;
(ii) A company that ships hemp-derived cannabinoid products to a
retailer;
(iii) A "motor carrier" or "freight forwarder" as those terms are
defined in 49 U.S.C. § 13102; or
(iv) An "air carrier" as that term is defined in 49 U.S.C. § 40102;
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, Chapter 7, is amended by adding
the following as new sections:
57-7-119.
(a) Notwithstanding this chapter to the contrary, a licensed retailer may provide
consulting services within this state related to hemp derived cannabinoid products and
products, merchandise, and supplies that the retailer is authorized to sell under this
chapter. A licensed retailer may also supply, sell, deliver, and install products authorized
to be sold by the retailer to locations outside of the licensed premises.
(b) A licensed retailer may deliver hemp-derived cannabinoid products to a
consumer, and such a delivery does not require the products to be purchased at the
physical location of the retailer in a face-to-face transaction. At the point of delivery, the
retailer, or agent of the retailer, shall require the consumer to present a valid driver
license or other government-issued identification that includes the photograph of the
person and confirms the person's age as twenty-one (21) years of age or older. The
retailer shall maintain a record of the delivery, including the name of the consumer who
placed the order and received the order, the products delivered, the time of delivery, and
the place of delivery. A delivery must be made only to the physical address indicated by

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the consumer placing the delivery order. The delivery must be documented by a
verification of the delivery signed by the recipient.
(c)
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c)(3), a delivery service
that delivers prepared food from restaurants or food from a retailer to customers
as part of the delivery service's business is authorized to deliver sealed packages
of hemp-derived cannabinoid products sold by a retailer to the delivery service's
customers during the hours that these products may legally be sold if:
(A) The amount of hemp-derived cannabinoid products delivered
to a customer is in such an amount to satisfy the customer's order;
(B) At least fifty percent (50%) of the delivery service's gross
sales come from the delivery of food products or prepared food;
(C) A delivery service employee who delivers hemp-derived
cannabinoid products is twenty-one (21) years of age or older and is
licensed pursuant to § 57-7-121;
(D) The delivery service is licensed pursuant to § 57-7-120;
(E) The delivery service has a written agreement with the retailer
to serve as the retailer's agent for purposes of delivery of the retailer's
hemp-derived cannabinoid products to customers; and
(F) The delivery service and delivery service employee comply
with the requirements of subsection (b).
(2) A delivery service described in subdivision (c)(1) may charge a
delivery fee to customers or retailers with whom the delivery service has entered
into a written agreement as required by subdivision (c)(1)(E). The fee may be
based on a percentage of the sales price of the hemp-derived cannabinoid

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products being delivered. The delivery service shall not charge a fee that
exceeds ten percent (10%) of the price of each hemp-derived cannabinoid
product sold. The retailer, and not the delivery service, is responsible for
remitting applicable taxes on delivered hemp-derived cannabinoid products. The
charging of a delivery fee must not be construed as the delivery service reselling
hemp-derived cannabinoid products or having a direct or indirect interest in a
retailer.
(3) A delivery service shall not deliver hemp-derived cannabinoid
products to a location that is:
(A) Greater than fifty (50) miles from the licensed premises of the
retailer from whom the hemp-derived cannabinoid products were
purchased; or
(B) In a county that is other than the county in which the retailer is
located or a county contiguous to such county.
57-7-120.
(a) The commission shall establish and issue delivery service licenses in
accordance with this section. A delivery service license may be issued to a delivery
service that delivers or facilitates delivery of prepared food from restaurants or items
from a retail store to customers as part of the delivery service's business and seeks to
deliver sealed packages of hemp-derived cannabinoid products sold by any retailer
licensed under this chapter as part of the delivery service.
(b)
(1) Any person or business entity, including a partnership, limited liability
company, or corporation, may apply to the commission for a delivery service
license on forms and pursuant to procedures established by the commission.

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The commission shall issue delivery service licenses in accordance with this
section.
(2)
(A) An applicant must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age to
be eligible for a delivery service license and must not have been
convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, within ten (10) years prior
to the time the applicant applies for a license.
(B) The commission may issue a delivery service license to a
person or business entity, including a partnership, limited liability
company, or corporation, that is registered to do business in this state
regardless of state residence.
(c) An applicant for a delivery service license shall pay to the commission a one-
time, nonrefundable application fee in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) when
the application is submitted for review. If approved, an additional, annual license fee of
one hundred fifty dollars ($150) is due prior to issuance or renewal of the license.
57-7-121.
(a) A delivery service may use either employees or independent contractors to
deliver hemp-derived cannabinoid products. A person delivering products for a delivery
service shall comply with the requirements of this section.
(b) A delivery service licensee shall conduct, or have a third party conduct, a
state and national criminal history background check on any potential employee or
independent contractor that seeks to be licensed pursuant to this section. The
background check must include a multistate criminal records locator or other similar
commercial nationwide database with validation.

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(c) A delivery service licensee shall ensure that each employee or independent
contractor who delivers hemp-derived cannabinoid products pursuant to this chapter is
licensed pursuant to this section.
(d) A person used or employed by a delivery service licensee to deliver an
HDCP must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Have passed a background check conducted pursuant to subsection
(b) to ensure the person has not been convicted of a crime involving the sale and
distribution of hemp-derived cannabinoid products or controlled substances
within the previous seven (7) years and has not been convicted of any felony
within the previous five (5) years; and
(3) Have a valid driver license.
(e) In addition to the annual license fee in § 57-7-120(c), a delivery service
licensee shall pay a fee based on the total number of delivery service employees or
independent contractors used by the delivery service licensee to deliver HDCPs. The
fee schedule is as follows:
(1) 0-15 delivery drivers..........................$50
(2) 16-30 delivery drivers......................$100
(3) 31-45 delivery drivers......................$150
(4) 46-60 delivery drivers......................$200
(5) 61-100 delivery drivers....................$250
(6) 101-150 delivery drivers...................$300
(7) 151-200 delivery drivers...................$350

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(8) For each additional fifty (50) delivery drivers over two hundred (200)
an additional fifty dollars ($50.00), up to a maximum fee of one thousand dollars
($1,000).
(f) A delivery service licensee may be subject to fines or the suspension or
revocation of its license by the commission based on a delivery driver violating this
chapter. A retailer is not subject to a fine or the suspension or revocation of its license
based on conduct of a delivery service driver after the driver picks up or receives a
hemp-derived cannabinoid product from the retailer.
(g) Beginning January 15, 2028, and by each January 15 thereafter, a licensed
delivery service is required to submit a report detailing the number of delivery drivers
used by the delivery service to deliver hemp-derived cannabinoid products in the prior
calendar year. Each delivery service licensee shall maintain for each delivery driver
covered by the licensee's delivery service license, records sufficient to verify the identity
of each delivery driver, a copy of the driver license for each delivery driver, and a copy of
the background check conducted for that delivery driver pursuant to subsection (b).
SECTION 6. The commission shall promulgate rules to effectuate this act, including, but
not limited to, rules for the duration and renewal of licenses issued pursuant to this act.
SECTION 7. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.