Bill Commons

TN HB 821

died on adjournment

Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, specifies that a prospective purchaser of tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine products must produce proof of age prior to the sale being made; increases from 30 to 50 years the apparent age above which a seller is not required to demand presentation of proof of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 43, Chapter 27.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 821 pass?

No. TN HB 821 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-08): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 118

What is TN HB 821 about?

TN HB 821 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, specifies that a prospective purchaser of tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine products must produce proof of age prior to the sale being made; increases from 30 to 50 years the apparent age above which a seller is not required to demand presentation of proof of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 43, Chapter 27.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 821?

Slater is the primary sponsor of TN HB 821.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 118
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Slaterprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-18

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  6. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025

  7. 2025-03-05

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-03-12

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  10. 2025-03-20

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025

  11. 2025-03-24

    Comp. SB subst.

  12. 2025-03-24

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  13. 2025-04-08

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 118

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/5/2025 Passed (4)

    2025-03-05 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 20-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-24 · pass · 96-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025 3/20/2025 (2)

    2025-03-24 · fail · 0-0

Related bills

Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0821&ga=114

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:51.339172Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Bulk imports for this sessionSession dates and activity

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=TN&identifier=HB 821. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.
  • Some documents have no extracted text yet, so version comparison may be limited.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.