Tennessee Senate Bill SB0459

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/29/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to cannabis.

Summary

SB0459 is a very narrow technical amendment to Tennessee law related to cannabis. The bill changes one date in Tennessee Code Annotated section 68-7-109(d), replacing "January 1" with "January 15." No other substantive changes are made in the text provided, and the act would take effect immediately upon becoming law. Because the bill only adjusts a statutory deadline, its practical effect would be limited to shifting the timing of whatever cannabis-related requirement, filing, or compliance date is governed by that section. The bill amends a broad set of title references in its caption, but the operative language in the text only changes the date in one provision of Title 68.

Impact

The bill would amend Tennessee Code Annotated section 68-7-109(d) by extending a deadline from January 1 to January 15. This would affect the parties and agencies responsible for complying with or administering that cannabis-related provision, but it does not create a new program, tax, penalty, or regulatory framework in the text provided. Its legal impact is therefore limited to a two-week timing adjustment in state law.

Sentiment

With no committee transcripts or recorded votes provided, there is no direct evidence of debate, support, or opposition. Based on the text alone, the bill appears to be a low-profile technical correction or deadline adjustment rather than a controversial policy change. The absence of discussion suggests the measure may have been treated as routine or administrative.

Contention

No specific points of contention are available in the provided materials. If any disagreement existed, it would most likely concern the practical effect of moving a cannabis-related deadline from January 1 to January 15, such as compliance timing or administrative scheduling. However, the record supplied does not identify any legislators, agencies, industry groups, or advocacy organizations taking a position.