---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue, Dept. of - As enacted, directs the department to collect information regarding sales taxes the department collects on all electronic nicotine delivery services, from all sources, including online sales, vape shops, and convenience stores. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 6."
description: "Revenue, Dept. of - As enacted, directs the department to collect information regarding sales taxes the department collects on all electronic nicotine delivery services, from all sources, including online sales, vape shops, and convenience stores. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 237"
citation: "Tennessee HB 237 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Revenue", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kumar", "Kurita"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0da4208-9838-4e88-8866-a2bccef28fda"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0237&GA=111"
source_hash: "3fbe90b977d64c9905b9e912ed60aa51d28ae5addd9aea49a0b9965635febb27"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 237 (111) — Revenue, Dept. of - As enacted, directs the department to collect information regarding sales taxes the department collects on all electronic nicotine delivery services, from all sources, including online sales, vape shops, and convenience stores. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0434** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0434.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0216** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0216.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0237.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2019 Passed (1) — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0 4/2/2019 Passed (2) — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kumar — primary (person)
- Kurita — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Refer to Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action deferred in Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ recommendation, as amended `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/10/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/27/2019
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2019-04-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0216)
- **2019-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-10** Reset on Final cal. of Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-18** Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-30** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0434) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 371
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 371
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0da4208-9838-4e88-8866-a2bccef28fda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).