Senate Bill 707 amends various sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated regarding the sale and distribution of age-restricted products, specifically tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, and smokeless nicotine products. The bill requires sellers and distributors to demand proof of age from prospective purchasers who appear to be under fifty years old, and in the case of mail distribution, to obtain an affirmative statement confirming that the recipient is at least twenty-one years old. Additionally, it emphasizes that recipients are prohibited from distributing these products to anyone under twenty-one.

The bill also modifies the requirements for supervision of vending machines, mandating that proof of age must be presented by anyone who appears to be under fifty years old. Furthermore, it changes the age reference in one section from "twenty-nine years of age" to "forty-nine years of age." The provisions of this act are set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 39-17-1504(d), 39-17-1504, 39-17-1507(b), 39-17-1507, 39-17-1509(e)(1), 39-17-1509