Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, urges the department of agriculture to study the effects of the sale and distribution of smokeless nicotine products and other alternative nicotine products to persons under 21; encourages the department to make recommendations to the legislature with regard to reducing such sales and distribution. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 39; Title 43; Title 47; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.
HB 168 (Tennessee) directs the Department of Agriculture to study the effects of selling and distributing smokeless nicotine products (like snus) and other alternative nicotine products to people under 21. It urges the department to make recommendations to the legislature about reducing such sales, amending multiple sections of Tennessee law to include these products under the study scope. The bill does not ban products but requests a review to inform future policy.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Jan 27, 2025
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Renea Jones
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