Tennessee House Bill 72

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
Pending: House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, establishes mandatory minimum penalties of 48 hours in jail and a $500 fine for a person convicted of knowingly selling or distributing a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid to a person who is under 21; prohibits a retailer from knowingly allowing an employee younger than 21 to access, handle, or sell any product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid on the premises of the retail establishment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43, Chapter 27 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43, Chapter 27 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to hemp-derived cannabinoids.

Rep. Dan Howell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-05	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
2025-01-28	House	Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-01-16	House	Ref. to Judiciary Committee
2025-01-15	House	P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
2025-01-14	House	Intro., P1C.
2025-01-08	House	Filed for introduction

SB0215 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-27 - Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0072&ga=114
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0072.pdf