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type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, exempts smokeless nicotine products from the tax on tobacco products and cigarettes. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1001 and Section 67-4-1005."
description: "Taxes, Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, exempts smokeless nicotine products from the tax on tobacco products and cigarettes. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1001 and Section 67-4-1005."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 143"
citation: "Tennessee SB 143 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxes", "Tobacco", "Tobacco Products"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gant", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac50dbc9-5fc6-4c15-8b6c-dd6777d9b111"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0143&GA=112"
source_hash: "21cd2ceee0b51453f18237f679a04596e47c52538313905fd8c0eadac6326b09"
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 143 (112) — Taxes, Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, exempts smokeless nicotine products from the tax on tobacco products and cigarettes. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1001 and Section 67-4-1005.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0143.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/3/2021 — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2021 Passed (1) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2021 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2021 Passed (1) — **860** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2021 Passed — **300** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gant — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-13** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-02-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Refer to Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-01** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-09** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/21
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-25** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/31/2021
- **2021-04-06** Pub. Ch. 69
- **2021-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac50dbc9-5fc6-4c15-8b6c-dd6777d9b111`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).