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type: "Bill"
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title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes mandatory minimum penalties of 48 hours in jail and a $500 fine for a person convicted of knowingly selling or distributing a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid to a person who is under 21; prohibits a retailer from knowingly allowing an employee younger than 21 to access, handle, or sell any product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid on the premises of the retail establishment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43, Chapter 27 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
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description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes mandatory minimum penalties of 48 hours in jail and a $500 fine for a person convicted of knowingly selling or distributing a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid to a person who is under 21; prohibits a retailer from knowingly allowing an employee younger than 21 to access, handle, or sell any product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid on the premises of the retail establishment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43, Chapter 27 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "HB 72"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 72 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Howell"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06e6ae2a-fb45-4d96-8621-c63523706395"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0072&ga=114"
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source_hash: "85bb3a00e4d4d0c5ba065d6a09e73651f337d949fea5c8766c7d36b326a9d828"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 72 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes mandatory minimum penalties of 48 hours in jail and a $500 fine for a person convicted of knowingly selling or distributing a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid to a person who is under 21; prohibits a retailer from knowingly allowing an employee younger than 21 to access, handle, or sell any product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid on the premises of the retail establishment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43, Chapter 27 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment SA0049** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0049.pdf)
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2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0072.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2025 Passed — **87–8** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 3/17/2025 Passed — **86–8** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/12/2025 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **27–3** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2025 Passed — **16–4** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025 2/20/2025 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Howell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2025-01-15** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
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- **2025-01-16** Ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-28** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-05** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
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- **2025-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-02-12** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025
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- **2025-02-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025
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- **2025-02-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025
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- **2025-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 8, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2025-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
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- **2025-02-27** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3 `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0049)
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- **2025-03-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
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- **2025-03-13** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/17/2025
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- **2025-03-17** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 86, Nays 8 PNV 0 HB0072
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- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-19** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
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- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 77
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06e6ae2a-fb45-4d96-8621-c63523706395`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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