HB 767 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Taxes, Business - As introduced, exempts from business tax, receipts from the sale of a prescription drug or medicine with a cost for a 30-day equivalent supply that exceeds the medicare cost threshold for 2025 plan years and services necessary for proper preparation, storage, handling, administration, patient education, or post-sale monitoring of such exempted drugs or medicines. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 7.

HB 767 exempts from Tennessee business tax the sales of prescription drugs or medicines that exceed the Medicare Part D specialty tier cost threshold for 2025 plan years, as set by federal Medicare. It also exempts related services like preparation, storage, administration, patient education, and post-sale monitoring for these drugs. The bill directly affects pharmacies and healthcare providers selling high-cost prescription drugs that meet the Medicare threshold. This tax exemption takes effect July 1, 2025, and amends Tennessee tax code sections 67-4-708 and 67-4-712.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2026
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Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
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Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Final Calendar 2
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Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
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Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
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Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
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Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Feb 6, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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Gary Hicks
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