TN HB0968

Sales of tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, and smokeless nicotine products to persons under 21 are prohibited, with ID verification required for customers who appear under 50 years old

Vapor products are taxed at 10% of wholesale cost price (separate from the 6.6% rate on other tobacco products), with 12.5% of vapor product tax revenue allocated to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission

A state vapor product directory must be established by January 1, 2026, listing only products with FDA marketing orders, pending premarket applications, or consumable materials processed at U.S. FDA-registered facilities not sourced from foreign adversarial countries

Beginning January 1, 2027, only vapor products listed in the directory may be sold in Tennessee, with civil penalties ranging from $500-$1,500 per product for retailers/distributors and $10,000 per product for manufacturers who violate requirements

Advertising vapor products to minors is prohibited, including marketing with cartoon characters, toy imagery, or child-appealing food/drink brand names, and billboard ads are banned within 1,000 feet of schools, childcare centers, churches, parks, and playgrounds