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TN SB0002

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Charlane Oliver

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Origin

Senate

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Eliminates Tennessee's state sales tax on retail sales of food and food ingredients, effective July 1, 2025

  • Removes the existing 0.5% grocery tax earmark that was dedicated to K-12 education funding in the state general fund

  • Requires the state to continue distributing to counties and municipalities an amount equal to what they would have received from food sales tax before the exemption

  • Updates grocery store wine license requirements to base the 20% food sales threshold on total sales rather than taxable sales, reflecting the new tax-exempt status of groceries

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to taxation.

Taxes

Last Action

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

4/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance, Ways and Means3/18/2025
Revenue Subcommittee3/11/2025
Finance, Ways and Means1/15/2025

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