Legislation by Subject Topic
for the 113th General Assembly 2023-2024

Legislation filed under: Alcoholic Beverage Commission

The primary subject of a bill in this list may be different from the subject listed above.
In those cases, the bill was filed using Alcoholic Beverage Commission as a secondary subject.

Bill Number Composite Abstract Last Action Date
HB0160 by Marsh
SB0161 by Briggs
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, makes changes to the requirements for applicants for server permits. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 7.

HB0160: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023

SB0161: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 355

5/18/2023

5/18/2023

HB0178 by Carr
SB0174 by Niceley
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, authorizes Sevierville to obtain a license to sell alcohol and beer for consumption on premises designated by the city with the alcoholic beverage commission and local beer board. - Amends TCA Title 57.

HB0178: Withdrawn.

SB0174: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

2/8/2024

1/21/2023

HB0581 by Bricken
SB0007 by Gardenhire
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, deletes the definition of "premises" authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption within the Station Street entertainment district in Chattanooga. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

HB0581: Withdrawn.

SB0007: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024

2/8/2024

3/29/2023

HB0605 by Powell
SB0433 by Lundberg
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, permits the executive director of the commission to file reports electronically with the general assembly pertaining to the adoption of rules during the previous year and the rationale for each rule. - Amends TCA Title 57.

HB0605: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

SB0433: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

2/1/2023

1/26/2023

HB0624 by Jernigan
SB0438 by Niceley
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, makes the authorization for licensed establishments to sell alcoholic beverages to go, which is set to expire July 1, 2023, permanent; requires each licensee who offers sales of alcoholic beverages to go to take additional training focused on compliance with the to-go alcohol law and avoiding sales to minors. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Chapter 451 of the Public Acts of 2021.

HB0624: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee

SB0438: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

3/1/2023

3/21/2023

HB0638 by Bricken
SB0653 by Johnson
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, clarifies that restrictions on festival operators receiving certain services or items of value not authorized by the alcoholic beverage commission do not apply to an independent property owner, tenant, producer, or promoter of a festival. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4, Part 1.

HB0638: Withdrawn.

SB0653: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

2/8/2024

3/28/2023

HB0867 by Littleton
SB0993 by Yager
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, authorizes sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on certain commercial passenger buses. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

HB0867: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 926

SB0993: Effective date(s) 05/06/2024

5/13/2024

5/13/2024

HB0877 by Lafferty
SB0989 by Yager
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, changes, from March 1 to February 1, the date by which the executive director must file the annual report on commission-promulgated rules with the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 57.

HB0877: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee

SB0989: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

3/1/2023

2/6/2023

HB0960 by Bricken
SB0847 by Lowe
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, authorizes the commission to make an in-person warning as an alternative to a written warning when notifying a licensee of a violation for failure to post a warning sign on the premises that consumption of alcohol during pregnancy may be detrimental to a fetus. - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 57.

HB0960: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

SB0847: Withdrawn.

2/2/2023

1/31/2023

HB1102 by Littleton
SB0643 by Powers
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, increases from $25 to $30, the civil penalty imposed by the alcoholic beverage commission for each day a licensee that sells alcoholic beverages at retail not for consumption on the premises, or a licensee that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, fails to post a sign provided by the commission containing a warning that drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy can cause birth defects, including fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects. - Amends TCA Title 57.

HB1102: Taken off notice for cal. in State Government Committee

SB0643: Action deferred in Senate State & Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024

3/15/2023

3/7/2023

HB1119 by Carr
SB0507 by Powers
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, authorizes wineries and farm wine producers in this state to maintain copies of their licenses, permits, and other documents electronically for purposes of establishing compliance with the law; beginning July 1, 2024, authorizes wineries and farm wine producers that hold two or more licenses or permits to choose the expiration date for such licenses or permits within certain parameters. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3.

HB1119: Effective date(s) 05/11/2023, 07/01/2024

SB0507: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 406

5/24/2023

5/24/2023

HB1671 by Behn
by
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires a person applying for a server permit issued by the commission to be trained to recognize signs indicating that an individual may have had their alcoholic beverage adulterated with a date rape drug or that an individual may be the victim of sex trafficking. - Amends TCA Title 57. Withdrawn. 1/22/2024
HB1870 by Freeman
SB1798 by Yarbro
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, requires an applicant for a server permit to have successfully completed a program of alcohol awareness training, for persons involved in the direct service of alcohol, wine, or beer by an entity certified by the commission to have an adequate training curriculum for alcohol awareness, within one year prior to the submission of the application; requires the curriculum to include training on the role of alcohol in sexual assault and harassment and on recognizing and reporting signs of human trafficking; authorizes certain reciprocity with similar programs in other states. - Amends TCA Title 57.

HB1870: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 731

SB1798: Effective date(s) 01/01/2025

4/29/2024

4/29/2024

HB1970 by Freeman
SB2187 by Massey
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, deletes a redundant definition of the term "commission," as that term is already defined title-wide in § 57-3-101. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102.

HB1970: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

SB2187: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

3/11/2024

2/1/2024

HB2364 by Carringer
SB2334 by Yager
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, extends from five to 10 days the period by which a sheriff or sheriff's deputy must report the destruction of illegally manufactured alcohol or beer and related distilling or fermenting equipment and paraphernalia to the appropriate court within the county and to the alcoholic beverage commission. - Amends TCA Title 57.

HB2364: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

SB2334: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

2/1/2024

3/12/2024

HB2551 by Gant
SB2715 by Walley
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer investigating a motor vehicle accident resulting in death to investigate whether an operator was served alcoholic beverages or beer at an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages or beer for on-premises consumption if the officer has probable cause to believe that the operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident was driving under the influence of alcohol; authorizes the alcoholic beverage commission to suspend or revoke the license of an establishment determined to have violated state law for a period of not less than one year. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 57.

HB2551: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

SB2715: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

2/7/2024

2/5/2024

HB2552 by Gant
SB2714 by Walley
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, beginning in 2025, requires the commission to compile and submit to the general assembly a biennial report on underage and other high-risk alcohol consumption, including incidents of accidents, injuries, death, and citations relating to such consumption. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 1, Part 2.

HB2552: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

SB2714: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

2/6/2024

2/5/2024

HB2613 by McCalmon
SB2506 by Johnson
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, amends law relative to the sale of wine, other alcoholic beverages, and beer. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 62.

HB2613: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 865

SB2506: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024

5/13/2024

5/13/2024

HB2658 by Holsclaw
SB2355 by Briggs
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to levy certain fines and suspend the server permit of a person for certain violations, including the sale of alcohol or beer to a person who is under 21 years of age. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-203.

HB2658: Taken off notice for cal. in State Government Committee

SB2355: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

3/27/2024

3/27/2024

HB2661 by Holsclaw
SB2644 by Walley
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires retail package store licensees to provide notice to the commission on or before July 1, 2024, if the retailer is selling at retail a product that contains a hemp-derived cannabinoid. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67.

HB2661: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

SB2644: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

2/7/2024

2/5/2024

HB2670 by Farmer
SB2423 by Walley
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to prescribe requirements for a notice that must be prominently posted at the establishment of a retail package store licensee that sells at retail a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid, including the age restriction for purchasing such products and other information regarding consumer health and safety. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67.

HB2670: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

SB2423: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

3/12/2024

2/1/2024

HB2900 by Kumar
SB2850 by Roberts
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, revises the manner in which a state governmental entity and local health department verifies that an applicant 18 or older who applies for a public benefit is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States; makes revisions to the law relative to the board of medical examiners granting a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine to certain temporary licensees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68; and Chapter 211 of the Public Acts of 2023.

HB2900: Effective date(s) 05/03/2024, 07/01/2024

SB2850: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 921

5/13/2024

5/13/2024

SB0007 by Gardenhire
HB0581 by Bricken
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, deletes the definition of "premises" authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption within the Station Street entertainment district in Chattanooga. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

SB0007: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024

HB0581: Withdrawn.

3/29/2023

2/8/2024

SB0161 by Briggs
HB0160 by Marsh
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, makes changes to the requirements for applicants for server permits. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 7.

SB0161: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 355

HB0160: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023

5/18/2023

5/18/2023

SB0174 by Niceley
HB0178 by Carr
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, authorizes Sevierville to obtain a license to sell alcohol and beer for consumption on premises designated by the city with the alcoholic beverage commission and local beer board. - Amends TCA Title 57.

SB0174: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB0178: Withdrawn.

1/21/2023

2/8/2024

SB0433 by Lundberg
HB0605 by Powell
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, permits the executive director of the commission to file reports electronically with the general assembly pertaining to the adoption of rules during the previous year and the rationale for each rule. - Amends TCA Title 57.

SB0433: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB0605: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

1/26/2023

2/1/2023

SB0438 by Niceley
HB0624 by Jernigan
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, makes the authorization for licensed establishments to sell alcoholic beverages to go, which is set to expire July 1, 2023, permanent; requires each licensee who offers sales of alcoholic beverages to go to take additional training focused on compliance with the to-go alcohol law and avoiding sales to minors. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Chapter 451 of the Public Acts of 2021.

SB0438: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB0624: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee

3/21/2023

3/1/2023

SB0507 by Powers
HB1119 by Carr
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, authorizes wineries and farm wine producers in this state to maintain copies of their licenses, permits, and other documents electronically for purposes of establishing compliance with the law; beginning July 1, 2024, authorizes wineries and farm wine producers that hold two or more licenses or permits to choose the expiration date for such licenses or permits within certain parameters. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3.

SB0507: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 406

HB1119: Effective date(s) 05/11/2023, 07/01/2024

5/24/2023

5/24/2023

SB0643 by Powers
HB1102 by Littleton
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, increases from $25 to $30, the civil penalty imposed by the alcoholic beverage commission for each day a licensee that sells alcoholic beverages at retail not for consumption on the premises, or a licensee that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, fails to post a sign provided by the commission containing a warning that drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy can cause birth defects, including fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects. - Amends TCA Title 57.

SB0643: Action deferred in Senate State & Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024

HB1102: Taken off notice for cal. in State Government Committee

3/7/2023

3/15/2023

SB0653 by Johnson
HB0638 by Bricken
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, clarifies that restrictions on festival operators receiving certain services or items of value not authorized by the alcoholic beverage commission do not apply to an independent property owner, tenant, producer, or promoter of a festival. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4, Part 1.

SB0653: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB0638: Withdrawn.

3/28/2023

2/8/2024

SB0847 by Lowe
HB0960 by Bricken
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, authorizes the commission to make an in-person warning as an alternative to a written warning when notifying a licensee of a violation for failure to post a warning sign on the premises that consumption of alcohol during pregnancy may be detrimental to a fetus. - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 57.

SB0847: Withdrawn.

HB0960: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

1/31/2023

2/2/2023

SB0989 by Yager
HB0877 by Lafferty
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, changes, from March 1 to February 1, the date by which the executive director must file the annual report on commission-promulgated rules with the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 57.

SB0989: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB0877: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee

2/6/2023

3/1/2023

SB0993 by Yager
HB0867 by Littleton
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, authorizes sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on certain commercial passenger buses. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

SB0993: Effective date(s) 05/06/2024

HB0867: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 926

5/13/2024

5/13/2024

SB1798 by Yarbro
HB1870 by Freeman
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, requires an applicant for a server permit to have successfully completed a program of alcohol awareness training, for persons involved in the direct service of alcohol, wine, or beer by an entity certified by the commission to have an adequate training curriculum for alcohol awareness, within one year prior to the submission of the application; requires the curriculum to include training on the role of alcohol in sexual assault and harassment and on recognizing and reporting signs of human trafficking; authorizes certain reciprocity with similar programs in other states. - Amends TCA Title 57.

SB1798: Effective date(s) 01/01/2025

HB1870: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 731

4/29/2024

4/29/2024

SB2154 by Johnson
by
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the commissioner to keep and maintain an electronic copy of each audit of a wholesaler for purposes of tax collection for not less than three years. - Amends TCA Title 57. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee 2/1/2024
SB2187 by Massey
HB1970 by Freeman
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, deletes a redundant definition of the term "commission," as that term is already defined title-wide in § 57-3-101. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102.

SB2187: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB1970: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

2/1/2024

3/11/2024

SB2334 by Yager
HB2364 by Carringer
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, extends from five to 10 days the period by which a sheriff or sheriff's deputy must report the destruction of illegally manufactured alcohol or beer and related distilling or fermenting equipment and paraphernalia to the appropriate court within the county and to the alcoholic beverage commission. - Amends TCA Title 57.

SB2334: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

HB2364: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

3/12/2024

2/1/2024

SB2355 by Briggs
HB2658 by Holsclaw
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to levy certain fines and suspend the server permit of a person for certain violations, including the sale of alcohol or beer to a person who is under 21 years of age. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-203.

SB2355: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB2658: Taken off notice for cal. in State Government Committee

3/27/2024

3/27/2024

SB2423 by Walley
HB2670 by Farmer
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to prescribe requirements for a notice that must be prominently posted at the establishment of a retail package store licensee that sells at retail a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid, including the age restriction for purchasing such products and other information regarding consumer health and safety. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67.

SB2423: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB2670: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

2/1/2024

3/12/2024

SB2506 by Johnson
HB2613 by McCalmon
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, amends law relative to the sale of wine, other alcoholic beverages, and beer. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 62.

SB2506: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024

HB2613: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 865

5/13/2024

5/13/2024

SB2644 by Walley
HB2661 by Holsclaw
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires retail package store licensees to provide notice to the commission on or before July 1, 2024, if the retailer is selling at retail a product that contains a hemp-derived cannabinoid. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67.

SB2644: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB2661: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

2/5/2024

2/7/2024

SB2714 by Walley
HB2552 by Gant
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, beginning in 2025, requires the commission to compile and submit to the general assembly a biennial report on underage and other high-risk alcohol consumption, including incidents of accidents, injuries, death, and citations relating to such consumption. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 1, Part 2.

SB2714: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

HB2552: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

2/5/2024

2/6/2024

SB2715 by Walley
HB2551 by Gant
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer investigating a motor vehicle accident resulting in death to investigate whether an operator was served alcoholic beverages or beer at an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages or beer for on-premises consumption if the officer has probable cause to believe that the operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident was driving under the influence of alcohol; authorizes the alcoholic beverage commission to suspend or revoke the license of an establishment determined to have violated state law for a period of not less than one year. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 57.

SB2715: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

HB2551: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

2/5/2024

2/7/2024

SB2850 by Roberts
HB2900 by Kumar
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, revises the manner in which a state governmental entity and local health department verifies that an applicant 18 or older who applies for a public benefit is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States; makes revisions to the law relative to the board of medical examiners granting a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine to certain temporary licensees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68; and Chapter 211 of the Public Acts of 2023.

SB2850: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 921

HB2900: Effective date(s) 05/03/2024, 07/01/2024

5/13/2024

5/13/2024