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HB1652 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverages

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises.

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Sponsor
Eldridge, Briggs
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Alcoholic Beverages

ON APRIL 14, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1620, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 14, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1620, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #2 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following revisions to present law:  Establishes each of the following as a "premier type tourist resort" that can offer liquor by the drink: o New Cumberland Resort o Tossed Italian Grill o Madison Social Club o Sunset Marina and Resort o Ancient Lore Village o Hensley's Corner Market and Grill o Island Pointe Golf Course o Estate at Sweetwater Creek o Loser's Most Wanted Bar/Riley Green's Duck Blind o Ocoee Cigar Lounge o USA Raft Adventure Resort o Grateful Shed o Lodge 2A o 111 Motorcars o Ernest Tubb Record Shop and Hank Williams Boogie Bar o W Nashville o Rallo's Bar & Grill o Belle Meade Village o Paseo Nashville o Ciel of Germantown o Riverbend Country Club Golf Course o Volunteer Club, LLC  Establishes each of the following as a "restaurant" that can offer liquor by the drink: o Speedy B's/Krish Enterprise Inc.
  • o Jose Casa's Mexican Restaurant  Establishes the Harrell Performing Arts Theater as a "community theater" that can offer liquor by the drink.
  •  Establishes the Cheekwood Golf Club as a "club" that can offer liquor by the drink.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1652

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1652 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1620* House Bill No.
  • 1652 HA1095 017052 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1620

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1620 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1620* House Bill No.
  • 1652 SA0508 014089 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to SB1620

Plain English: Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.
  • 2 to SB1620 Watson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1620* House Bill No.
  • 1652 SA0941 017052 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  3. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  4. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  5. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  6. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 2, PNV 2

  7. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0508)

  8. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0941)

  9. 2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  10. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  11. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  12. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  13. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  14. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  15. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  16. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  17. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 2

  18. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  19. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  20. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  21. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/31/2026

  22. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  23. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  24. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  25. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/24/2026

  26. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  27. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  28. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  29. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  30. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  31. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  32. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

  33. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  34. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  35. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/24/2026

  36. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  37. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

  38. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  39. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  40. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  41. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  42. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  43. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  44. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 14, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1620, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #2 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following revisions to present law:



Establishes each of the following as a "premier type tourist resort" that can offer liquor by the drink:

o

New Cumberland Resort
o

Tossed Italian Grill
o

Madison Social Club
o

Sunset Marina and Resort
o

Ancient Lore Village
o

Hensley's Corner Market and Grill
o

Island Pointe Golf Course
o

Estate at Sweetwater Creek
o

Loser's Most Wanted Bar/Riley Green's Duck Blind
o

Ocoee Cigar Lounge
o

USA Raft Adventure Resort
o

Grateful Shed
o

Lodge 2A
o

111 Motorcars
o

Ernest Tubb Record Shop and Hank Williams Boogie Bar
o

W Nashville
o

Rallo's Bar & Grill
o

Belle Meade Village
o

Paseo Nashville
o

Ciel of Germantown
o

Riverbend Country Club Golf Course
o

Volunteer Club, LLC



Establishes each of the following as a "restaurant" that can offer liquor by the drink:

o

Speedy B's/Krish Enterprise Inc.
o

Jose Casa's Mexican Restaurant



Establishes the Harrell Performing Arts Theater as a "community theater" that can offer liquor by the drink.



Establishes the Cheekwood Golf Club as a "club" that can offer liquor by the drink.



Establishes Crestmoor at Green Hills as a "retirement center" that can offer liquor by the drink.



Establishes Market Square in Knoxville as a "premises" that can offer liquor by the drink.



Establishes Tan Assets, LLC, as a "commercial passenger boat company" that can offer liquor by the drink.



Clarifies that, for the purposes of establishing "restaurants" that can offer liquor by the drink, such a term also means a commercially operated facility that is located within a special historic district.



Clarifies that a "commercial passenger boat company" that can offer liquor by the drink is authorized to store alcoholic beverages and beer at any location within a county in which the vessel docks, if the docking location is within the boundaries of a local government that has approved the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1620
By Briggs

HOUSE BILL 1652
By Eldridge
HB1652
011130
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57,
relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on
premises.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-205, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(e) The commission shall produce an annual report listing the persons convicted
under this section in the previous year and file such report with the chair of the state and
local government committee of the senate and the chair of the committee having
jurisdiction over consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises in the house of
representatives. The first report must include all convictions since this section became
law and be filed no later than December 1, 2026. All subsequent reports must be filed
no later than December 1 each year.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.