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SB2295 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the alcoholic beverage commission.

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Sponsor
Walley, Williams
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2295, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2295, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, impose an additional 10% tax on a h emp-derived cannabinoid product's wholesale cost if the product is inhalable in cartridge form .

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2172

Plain English: House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2172 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2295 House Bill No.
  • 2172* HA1052 017010 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2295

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2295 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2295 House Bill No.
  • 2172* SA1045 017010 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  2. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  3. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1045)

  4. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/16/2026

  5. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  6. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026

  7. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  8. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  9. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  10. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  11. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/14/2026 (if passes out of Senate State & Local Gov't)

  12. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2026

  13. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  14. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  15. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  16. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  18. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  19. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026

  21. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  22. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  23. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  24. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  25. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  28. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  29. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  30. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2295, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, impose
an additional 10%
tax
on
a

h
emp-derived cannabinoid product's wholesale cost

if the product is inhalable in cartridge form
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2172
By Travis

SENATE BILL 2295
By Walley
SB2295
012201
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57
and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the
alcoholic beverage commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-1-206(a), is amended by deleting
the language "February 15" and substituting "February 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.