Senate Bill 707, also known as House Bill 821, 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 mandates that sellers and distributors must demand proof of age from prospective purchasers who appear to be under fifty years old. In cases of mail distribution, the distributor must obtain an affirmative statement confirming that the recipient is at least twenty-one years old and inform them of the prohibition against distributing these products to anyone under that age.

Additionally, the bill modifies the age threshold for requiring proof of age in vending machine contexts, changing it from twenty-nine years to forty-nine years. These changes aim to enhance the regulation of age-restricted products and ensure compliance with age verification standards. The act is 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