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Tennessee General Assembly · SB 1740 · Signed by Governor.

Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, expands the disposition allowed when a person under 21 is found to have unlawfully purchased, possessed, accepted receipt of, or presented fraudulent proof of age to purchase tobacco, smoki

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15, relative to underage persons. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, expands the disposition allowed when a person under 21 is found to have unlawfully purchased, possessed, accepted receipt of, or presented fraudulent proof of age to purchase tobacco, smoking hemp, a vapor product, or a smokeless nicotine product to include requiring community service work, the successful completion of a prescribed court program, or placing the person on an informal adjustment for a period of 90 days for a first violation, and, for a second or subs
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Jan 14, 2026

House

Intro., P1C. · Jan 15, 2026

House

P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Jan 21, 2026

House

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Jan 21, 2026

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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026

House

Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/4/2026 · Feb 18, 2026

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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026

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Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

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Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 11, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

House

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 · Mar 18, 2026

House

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 23, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 · Mar 25, 2026

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 · Mar 26, 2026

House

Reset on cal. for 4/9/2026 · Apr 2, 2026

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 · Apr 2, 2026

House

Comp. SB subst. · Apr 9, 2026

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 9, 2026

House

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 830 · May 4, 2026

Senate

Filed for introduction · Jan 16, 2026

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 16, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 · Mar 24, 2026

Senate

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0712) · Mar 26, 2026

Senate

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 26, 2026

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 26, 2026

Senate

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 26, 2026

Senate

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 30, 2026

House

Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 9, 2026

House

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0765) · Apr 9, 2026

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1026) · Apr 9, 2026

House

Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 · Apr 9, 2026

House

Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 10, 2026

Senate

Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1026) · Apr 13, 2026

Senate

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 15, 2026

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 16, 2026

Senate

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 16, 2026

House

Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 17, 2026

Senate

Signed by Governor. · Apr 27, 2026

Senate

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

RoseBaileyBowling

Recorded votes

Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2Senate · 2026-04-13 · Passed · Ayes 33, Noes 0
REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY COCHRAN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-09 · Passed · Ayes 87, Noes 0, Present and not voting 1
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-09 · Passed · Ayes 92, Noes 0, Present and not voting 1
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-26 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2026-03-16 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor. (Apr 27, 2026).