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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 20
SENATE BILL NO. 512
By Bailey
Substituted for: House Bill No. 343
By Capley, Lamberth, Todd, Vital
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 47, relative to lighters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
47-18-136.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Counterfeit lighter" means a lighter that infringes on an intellectual property
right of a citizen of the United States or a person who is protected by federal or state
intellectual property law;
(2) "Lighter" means any electrical or mechanical device that operates using any
type of fuel and is intended for use in igniting cigarettes, cigars, pipes, charcoal or gas
grills, or fireplaces; and
(3) "Unsafe lighter" means any of the following:
(A) A disposable or refillable cigarette, cigar, or pipe lighter that does
not comply with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard
F400-20; or
(B) A utility, grill, or fireplace lighter, or a lighting rod or gas match, that
does not comply with ASTM standard F2201-20.
(b) A person shall not offer for sale, sell, or offer a free sample of a counterfeit lighter
or unsafe lighter.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to:
(1) The interstate transportation of counterfeit lighters or unsafe lighters that
pass through this state; or
(2) The storage of counterfeit lighters or unsafe lighters in a warehouse or
distribution center in this state if the warehouse or distribution center is not open to the
public for the purposes of retail sale or distribution.
(d) A violation of this section constitutes an unfair or deceptive act prohibited under §
47-18-104, and is punishable as provided in this part.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-104(b), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
()Violating§ 47-18-136;
SB 512
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to
conduct occurring on or after that date.
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SENATE BILL NO. 512
PASSED: March 3, 2025
RANDY McNA\.LY
SPEAKER OF THE SEN~TE
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CAM~SEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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