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HB1115 • 2026

Wine & Wineries

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

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Sponsor
Carringer, Gardenhire
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the wine trail will be made or what resources the board will have.

Wine and Wineries Act

This bill amends Tennessee's alcohol laws by adding new duties for the Tennessee Wine and Grape Board to coordinate with wineries in creating a statewide wine trail.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcohol.
  • Requires the Tennessee Wine and Grape Board to coordinate with wineries across Tennessee to create a statewide wine trail.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Wine and Grape Board
  • Wineries in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57
This is the part of Tennessee's laws that deals with alcohol.
Statewide wine trail
A map or guide showing all wineries in a state so visitors can easily find them.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the statewide wine trail will be created.
  • It is unclear what resources the board will have to create the wine trail.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 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 927
By Gardenhire

HOUSE BILL 1115
By Carringer

HB1115
002792
- 1 -

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-3-1102, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:
(e) In furtherance of the board's duties under subdivision (a)(3), the board shall
coordinate with wineries across this state in an effort to create a statewide wine trail.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.