History of Tennesse's Gas/Fuel Tax Rates
| Public Act Yr. | Chapter | Gasoline | Motor Fuel | Gasohol | |
| 1923 | 58 | 0.02 | - | - | |
| 1925 | 4 & 19 | 0.03 | - | - | |
| 1929 | 11 | 0.05 | - | - | |
| 1931 | 11 & 40 | 0.07 | - | - | |
| 1941 | 73 | - | 0.07 | - | |
| 1963 | 40 | - | 0.08 | - | |
| 1981 | 366 | 0.09 | 0.12 | - | |
| 1982 | 9121 | 0.05 | |||
| 1985 | 419 | 0.12 | - | 0.08 | |
| 1986 | 931 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.12 | |
| 1987* | 9312 | - | 0.15 | - | |
| 1989 | 46 & 241 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.20 | |
| 1990 | 2413 | - | 0.17 | - | |
| 2017 | 181 | 0.24 | 0.21 | ||
| 2018* | 1814 | 0.25 | 0.24 | - | |
| 2019* | 1815 | 0.26 | 0.27 | - |
* Based on Public Act from a prior year – see footnotes below for specific references
1 Chapter 912, P.A. 1982 provided for a 4-cent tax savings to consumers on the purchase of gasohol. This chapter expired December 1988
2 Chapter 931, P.A. 1986, effective 6/1/1987
3 Chapter 241, P.A. 1989, effective 4/1/1990
4 Chapter 181, P.A. 2017, effective 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2019
5 Chapter 181, P.A. 2017, effective 7/1/2019 and thereafter