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HB0606 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcoholic beverages.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
McCalmon, Lowe
Last action
2025-03-11
Official status
Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Alcoholic Beverage Commission Reporting Requirements

This bill changes Tennessee's laws to require the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to send its biennial report on underage drinking and drunk driving to both the governor and members of the general assembly.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that the Alcoholic Beverage Commission must send its biennial report on alcohol misuse to the governor in addition to members of the general assembly.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Alcoholic Beverage Commission
  • The Governor of Tennessee
  • Members of the General Assembly

Terms To Know

Alcoholic Beverage Commission
A government agency that oversees rules about alcohol in Tennessee.
General Assembly
The state legislature of Tennessee, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill did not pass during its session.
  • It only changes reporting requirements for one specific commission.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  3. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  4. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  5. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  10. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 726
By Lowe

HOUSE BILL 606
By McCalmon

HB0606
002657
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57,
relative to alcoholic beverages.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-1-206(a), is amended by deleting
"the members of the general assembly" and substituting "the governor and the members of the
general assembly".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.