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HB1048 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

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

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Sponsor
Freeman, Yarbro
Last action
2025-03-18
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on when the bill takes effect, but states that 'the public welfare requiring it' allows for immediate effectiveness upon becoming law.

Changing Witness Requirement for Destroying Contraband

This bill changes Tennessee's law to require only one witness instead of two when an officer destroys illegal alcohol-making equipment and items.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the number of witnesses needed from two to one when destroying contraband related to making or selling illegal alcoholic drinks.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Officers of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission who destroy contraband equipment and items.
  • Witnesses required for these destruction events.

Terms To Know

Contraband
Items that are illegal to possess or use, such as equipment used to make illegal alcohol.
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
A government agency responsible for regulating the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if no witnesses are available.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect current practices or enforcement procedures.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  3. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  4. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review

  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

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

  7. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1347
By Yarbro

HOUSE BILL 1048
By Freeman

HB1048
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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 57-9-101(c), is amended by deleting
the language "at least two (2) credible witnesses" and substituting "at least one (1) credible
witness".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.