HB 117 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Taxes, Sales - As enacted, extends indefinitely the authority of the commissioner of revenue to require persons selling food, candy, or nonalcoholic beverages, including bottled soft drinks, to retailers to file an information report of such net sales with the department by deleting the July 1, 2025, termination date. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-410.

HB 117 permanently extends a requirement for retailers selling food, candy, or nonalcoholic beverages (including bottled soft drinks) to submit sales data to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. It removes the July 1, 2025, expiration date from existing law (TCA § 67-6-410), making the reporting obligation indefinite. This affects retailers who sell the specified products, requiring them to continue filing annual net sales reports. The bill became effective May 2, 2025, after being signed by the Governor.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025

How they voted

37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 2, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0175)
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of William Lamberth
William Lamberth
RRepublican
TN
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