HB1530

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to the sales tax on food and food ingredients.

Introduced·1/13/26

Tennessee HB1530 amends sales tax laws to exempt retail sales of food and food ingredients from taxation.

Tennessee HB1530 modifies Tennessee Code to exempt retail sales of food and food ingredients from sales tax. It removes references to taxing food and food ingredients and adjusts related provisions to reflect this change. The bill also ensures that counties and municipalities receive an allocation based on the exempted sales. Revenue from the sales tax will continue to fund education regardless of the tax rate. The changes take effect July 1, 2026.

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History

Apr 15

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Apr 8

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

Feb 4

House

Placed behind the budget