---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, limits the places in which one may use vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 16."
description: "Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, limits the places in which one may use vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 16."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 97"
citation: "Tennessee HB 97 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tobacco", "Tobacco Products"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire", "Howell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1446c571-e2f3-4511-abc5-c7bd01f0ed7c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0097&GA=111"
source_hash: "8708555b0b0bb6077c56fa434c5e39535bfc70ba0571f224ecd26ce6013f446a"
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 97 (111) — Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, limits the places in which one may use vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 16.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0097.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/4/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2019 Passed (1) — **94–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/20/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019 3/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)
- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-18** Passed on Second Consideration, Held on Clerk''s Desk pending committe appointments.
- **2019-01-19** Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2019-01-23** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-28** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-19** Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor to 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-01** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/4/2019
- **2019-03-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-04** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-24** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 144
- **2019-04-24** Pub. Ch. 144
- **2019-04-24** Effective date(s) 04/17/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1446c571-e2f3-4511-abc5-c7bd01f0ed7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).