Tennessee Senate Bill SB2293

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/2/26
• Engrossed: 4/22/26
• Enrolled: 5/5/26
• Passed: 5/22/26
• Chaptered: 5/27/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10, relative to vapor products.

Summary

SB2293 updates Tennessee’s statutory definitions and enforcement provisions related to vapor products. The bill revises the definition of “consumable material” to mean a liquid nicotine solution, whether natural or synthetic, or a liquid nicotine analogue intended for use in a vapor product. It also broadens and clarifies the definition of “vapor product” to include noncombustible products that use a heating element, battery, electronic circuit, or similar mechanism to produce visible or non-visible vapor, expressly covering electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, and related cartridges or containers. In addition to the definitional changes, the bill amends a penalty provision in Title 67 so that a violation is subject to a fine issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law, reflecting an intent to implement the updated regulatory framework without delay. Although the bill caption references multiple titles, the operative changes in the text focus primarily on vapor product regulation and enforcement.

Impact

The bill primarily affects Tennessee Code Annotated Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10, by redefining key terms used in the state’s vapor product tax and regulatory scheme and by assigning fine issuance authority to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. These changes may affect manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and consumers of e-cigarettes and related nicotine products by clarifying which products are covered and how violations are penalized. The bill also references Title 39, Title 43, and Title 57 in its caption, but the text provided makes substantive amendments only to the vapor-product provisions in Title 67.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad support for the bill overall. It passed key committees unanimously or near-unanimously and ultimately cleared the floor by a substantial margin, indicating that most legislators viewed the measure as a routine or technical update to Tennessee’s vapor-product laws. The presence of an amendment on the floor suggests some refinement was considered, but the final passage vote shows the bill was generally well received.

Contention

The main point of contention appears to have been the floor amendment process, including a motion to consider Amendment #4 by Freeman, which did not succeed. That indicates there was at least some disagreement over the final form of the bill, even though the underlying legislation passed comfortably. Based on the text alone, likely areas of debate would include how broadly to define vapor products, whether synthetic nicotine and nicotine analogues should be covered, and which agency should issue fines for violations.