SB2337

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to food and food ingredients.

Introduced·2/2/26
Draft Text

SB2337 amends Tennessee tax laws to exempt certain food items from sales tax.

SB2337 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, to modify the tax treatment of food and food ingredients. The bill exempts from sales tax certain food items, including fresh or frozen produce, raw meat, poultry, fish, eggs, flour, ground cornmeal, dried legumes, beans, peas, lentils, bread, unsweetened cereal, dairy, and 100% fruit and vegetable juice. It also adds highly processed food, packaged ready-to-eat food, canned food, snacks, chips, cookies, and sugary cereal to the list of taxed food items. The changes take effect July 1, 2026.

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Where it stands

Current
Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 17

8:45 AM

Senate Revenue Subcommittee Of Finance, Ways & Means Hearing

History

Mar 27

Senate

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

Mar 17

Senate

Refer to Senate F,W&M Committee w/ positive recommendation, as amended

Mar 10

Senate

Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/17/2026