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HB0639 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverages

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

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Sponsor
Carringer, Briggs
Last action
2025-02-06
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's impact on current procedures and timelines is uncertain as it only specifies an extension of time for reporting but does not provide further details.

Changing Time for Reporting Illicit Liquors

This bill extends the time limit from five to ten days for law enforcement officers to file written statements after seizing illegal alcoholic drinks.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the time limit from five to ten days for law enforcement officers to file a written informational statement with the county court clerk after taking possession of illicit intoxicating liquors.
  • Updates Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, Section 57-9-104, to reflect this change.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Law enforcement officers who seize illegal alcoholic beverages
  • County court clerks receiving the written statements

Terms To Know

Illicit intoxicating liquors
Illegal alcoholic drinks that are seized by law enforcement.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the report is filed after ten days.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect current procedures and timelines for handling illegal alcohol cases.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  3. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  4. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 176
By Briggs

HOUSE BILL 639
By Carringer

HB0639
000943
- 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 57-9-104, is amended by deleting the
language "within five (5) days" and substituting instead "within ten (10) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.