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Senate committee advances bill to regulate vape products; advocates and retailers clash at hearing
Summary
Sen. Yeager’s bill to create a Department of Revenue vape product registry, tighten ID checks and restrict non‑FDA‑approved products passed the Commerce & Labor Committee after contested testimony from vape‑industry advocates and small retailers.
The Senate Commerce & Labor Committee moved forward Senate Bill 7‑63, a wide‑ranging proposal to regulate the retail sale of nicotine‑vapor products, after heated testimony from both independent vape retailers and public‑health advocates.
Sponsor Senator Frank Yeager said the bill is aimed at removing illicit, often foreign‑sourced vaping products from Tennessee’s market, tightening universal identification requirements and creating a state‑maintained product registry on the Department of Revenue website to help enforcement. An amendment adopted in committee narrowed and clarified technical points and added an explicit list‑and‑registry mechanism for products that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or are currently awaiting FDA review.
Proponents: Senator Yeager and representatives for law‑enforcement and some public‑safety groups told…
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