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This bill, known as the "Healthy Tennessee Grocery Tax Reform of 2026," amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, which governs sales and use taxes. Specifically, it modifies Section 67-6-228 by expanding the definition of taxable "prepared food" to include items like highly processed food, packaged ready-to-eat food, canned food, snacks, chips, cookies, sugary cereal, and soda, while simultaneously exempting a broader range of basic food items from sales tax. These newly exempted items include fresh or frozen produce, raw meat, poultry, and fish, eggs, flour, ground cornmeal, dried legumes, bread, unsweetened cereal, dairy products, and 100% fruit and vegetable juices, aiming to reduce the tax burden on essential groceries.

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