Bill > HB2570

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 certain food items that are subject to tax and by creating a new provision that exempts a broader range of basic, unprocessed, and minimally processed foods from sales tax. The changes include adding items like highly processed food, packaged ready-to-eat food, canned food, snacks, chips, cookies, sugary cereal, and soda to a list of taxable items, while simultaneously exempting 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 from sales tax, with these exemptions taking effect on July 1, 2026.

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