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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 698
SENATE BILL NO. 1761
By Briggs
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1503
By Lamberth
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 43, Chapter 27;
Title 53; Title 57, Chapter 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to hemp.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-102, is amended by deleting "or
entity" wherever that language appears in subdivisions (7) and (16), and by deleting subdivision (9)
and substituting:
(9) "Supplier" means a person that:
(A) Is located either inside or outside of this state and that sells HDCPs to
wholesalers or to suppliers licensed under this chapter for repackaging or for resale,
but not for consumption;
(8) Manufactures hemp-derived cannabinoids or HDCPs in this state; or
(C) Contracts for the manufacture of hemp-derived cannabinoids or HDCPs,
whether located inside or outside of this state, and that sells finished, packaged
HDCPs to wholesalers or to suppliers licensed under this chapter for resale and not
for consumption;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-103(a)(1), is amended by deleting
"or entity".
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-106, is amended by deleting "or
entity" wherever that language appears in subsection (a) and subdivisions (b)(1) and (f)(1).
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-106(f)(1)(A)(iv), is amended by
deleting "the name of the person legally responsible for each applicant's operations," and
substituting "each applicant's".
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-106(f)(1)(D), is amended by deleting
"With respect to the person legally responsible for the management of the applicant's operations,
submit" and substituting "Submit".
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-110(a)(1)(C)(ii), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(ii) A conspicuous warning statement having a minimum font size of six-point font
concerning the risk of impairment from consumption of the product, keeping the product out
of reach of children, and other warning information as required by rule of the commission;
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-110(a)(1)(C)(vi), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(vi)(a) A batch number and a quick response (QR) code that can be scanned to
access a website providing the product's batch number, date received, date of testing
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completion, and method of analysis for the testing report required under§ 57-7-107,
including information regarding results of the product's full-panel and potency tests
conducted pursuant to§ 57-7-107(a);
(b) The QR code required by subdivision (a)(1)(C)(vi)(a) may link to a
webpage that includes certificates of analysis for multiple products or batch numbers
of the supplier. A separate website or QR code is not required for each individual
product or batch number; provided, that:
(1) The certificate of analysis for the specific batch is accessible within
no more than three (3) navigational steps from the initial webpage accessed
through the QR code;
(2) The batch number may be entered into a search function that
returns a direct link to that batch's certificate of analysis, or no individual
landing page contains more than one hundred fifty (150) clickable links or
options;
(3) The webpage is maintained with current and accurate information
for all products and batches offered for sale in this state; and
(4) The required information for each product and batch remains
publicly accessible for the longer of twelve (12) months after the product or
batch is no longer offered for sale in this state by the supplier or ninety (90)
days after the product's stated expiration date;
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-110(a)(2), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:
(2) For HDCP beverage products, the container must utilize a traditional pull-tab, an
aluminum can device currently approved for soft drinks and malt beverages, or a screw-top
or cork-style cap used for containers of wine and other alcoholic beverage products.
SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-113(c), is amended by deleting "or
entity".
SECTION 10. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-7-118(1), is amended by adding the
following immediately after the existing language in the subdivision:
Notwithstanding this subdivision (1) to the contrary, the department of agriculture shall not
issue or renew HDCP supplier and retail licenses after the effective date of this act.
SECTION 11. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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SENATE BILL NO. 1761
PASSED: March 30, 2026
RANDY Mc
SPEAKER OF THE S
CAMERON"'SEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
J APPROVED this 4_1.t- day of Apr~\ 2026
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
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