---
type: "Bill"
title: "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 subsequent violation, placing the person on probation for up to six months in addition to requiring community service and the successful completion of a prescribed court program focusing on the dangers of tobacco and vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15."
description: "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 subsequent violation, placing the person on probation for up to six months in addition to requiring community service and the successful completion of a prescribed court program focusing on the dangers of tobacco and vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1740"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1740 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Juvenile"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rose"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a325ceb8-e28f-4d08-84d8-cac4c7b7e4e6"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1740&ga=114"
source_hash: "d1336c54c21f301856d20da496dc87bd8fd02f78f5275f385ccebe4470b1a647"
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 SB 1740 (114) — 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 subsequent violation, placing the person on probation for up to six months in addition to requiring community service and the successful completion of a prescribed court program focusing on the dangers of tobacco and vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0765** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0765.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1026.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0712** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0712.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1740.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY COCHRAN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Passed — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/16/2026 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0712)
- **2026-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1026) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0765) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1026) `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 830

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a325ceb8-e28f-4d08-84d8-cac4c7b7e4e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).