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HB1803 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverages

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, Chapter 3, relative to manufacturing of alcohol.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
McCalmon, Powers
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 833
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

Present law provides that i t is lawful to manufacture alcoholic beverages or wine subject to proper licensing, payment of taxes, compliance with the limitation, regulations , and conditions provided in state law , in counties or municipalities of this state that by local option elections so permit.

What This Bill Does

  • Present law provides that i t is lawful to manufacture alcoholic beverages or wine subject to proper licensing, payment of taxes, compliance with the limitation, regulations , and conditions provided in state law , in counties or municipalities of this state that by local option elections so permit.
  • Likewise, it is lawful to transport alcoholic beverages through such counties in which no local option election is held, or if the election is held and the majority of votes cast therein are against local option, if, in eithe r such case, such beverages are in sealed bottles or containers, and are moving from a duly licensed manufacturer to a licensed wholesaler, or from a wholesaler to a licensed retailer, and such shipment is accompanied by a bill of lading or other instrume nt in writing showing the destination of such alcoholic beverages .
  • The alcoholic beverage commission has the authority to enforce such law.
  • Present law defines "manufacture" as brewing high alcohol content beer, distilling, rectifying , and operating a winery .

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 833

  2. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

  3. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 833

  4. 2026-04-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  11. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026

  13. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  14. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  23. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  24. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026

  25. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  28. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  30. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  34. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Govenrment Committee

  35. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  36. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  37. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  38. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  39. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law
provides that i
t is lawful to manufacture

alcoholic beverages or wine subject to proper licensing, payment of taxes, compliance with the limitation, regulations
,
and conditions provided in
state law
, in counties or municipalities of this state that by local option elections so
permit. Likewise, it is
lawful to transport alcoholic beverages through such counties in which no local option election is held, or if the election is held and the majority of votes cast therein are against local option, if, in eithe
r such case, such beverages are in sealed bottles or containers, and are moving from a duly licensed manufacturer to a licensed wholesaler, or from a wholesaler to a licensed retailer, and such shipment is accompanied by a bill of lading or other instrume
nt in writing showing the destination of such alcoholic beverages
. The alcoholic beverage commission has
the authority
to
enforce
such law.

Present law defines "manufacture" as
brewing high alcohol content beer, distilling, rectifying
,
and operating a winery
. This bill clarifies that distilling and rectifying is in relation to distilled spirits, and adds bottling distilled spirits to the definition.

Present law defines a "manufacturer" as
a brewer of high alcohol content beer, distiller, vintner
,
and rectifier
. This bill adds a bottler of distilled spirits to the list.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
SENATE BILL 1816
By Powers

HOUSE BILL 1803
By McCalmon
HB1803
011563
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57,
Chapter 3, relative to manufacturing of alcohol.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-3-101, is amended by deleting
subdivisions (a)(13) and (a)(14) and substituting instead:
(13) "Manufacture" means:
(A) Brewing high alcohol content beer;
(B) Distilling distilled spirits;
(C) Rectifying distilled spirits;
(D) Bottling distilled spirits; or
(E) Operating a winery;
(14) "Manufacturer" means:
(A) A brewer of high alcohol content beer;
(B) A distiller;
(C) A rectifier;
(D) A bottler of distilled spirits; or
(E) A vintner;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.