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HB1533 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverages

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to alcoholic beverages.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Marsh, Reeves
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not specify that the bill requires additional details about seized alcohol beyond extending the reporting deadline.

Changes to Reporting Requirements for Seized Alcoholic Beverages

This bill changes how officers must report seized alcoholic beverages by extending the deadline from five days to ten days.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the time an officer has to file a written statement about seized alcohol from five days to ten days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Law enforcement officers who seize alcoholic beverages
  • Courts that receive the reports from officers

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated
The official collection of Tennessee's laws.
Intoxicating liquor
Alcoholic beverages that can make someone drunk.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill did not pass in the current session.
  • It only changes reporting requirements and does not affect how alcohol is seized or handled otherwise.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  3. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  4. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  5. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  10. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1789
By Reeves

HOUSE BILL 1533
By Marsh
HB1533
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57
and Title 67, 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.