Tennessee House of Representatives bill in Session 114.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 20, 2026.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to food and food ingredients.
Present law provides that food and food ingredients be taxed at 4% rather than the general state sales tax rate. However, the retail sale of food and food ingredients sold as prepared food, alcoholic beverages, candy, dietary supplements, and tobacco is taxed at the rate levied on the sale of tangible personal property at retail. This bill lowers the food retail sales tax for the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption from 4% to 2% of the sales price.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-20 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-20 | Latest Action | Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 |