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HB2172 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the alcoholic beverage commission.

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Sponsor
Williams, Walley
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what information must be included in the report beyond the change in submission date.

Changing Report Deadline for Alcoholic Beverage Commission

This bill changes when the Alcoholic Beverage Commission must submit its biennial report on preventing underage drinking and drunk driving to February 1st instead of February 15th.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the date by which the Alcoholic Beverage Commission must submit a biennial report on alcohol-related issues from February 15th to February 1st.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Alcoholic Beverage Commission
  • Members of the General Assembly

Terms To Know

Biennial Report
A report that is required to be submitted every two years.
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
The government agency responsible for regulating products like beer, wine, and spirits in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the report is late.
  • It does not change any other requirements or rules about alcohol regulation beyond changing the reporting deadline.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2172

Plain English: The amendment changes the tax rate for certain alcoholic products sold in Tennessee.

  • Adds a new tax of ten percent (10%) on the wholesale cost of inhalable high-proof distilled spirits (HDCPs) when they are sold in cartridge form.
  • The amendment text does not specify how this new tax will be enforced or collected.
  • It is unclear what specific products would fall under the definition of 'inhalable in cartridge form'.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  4. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/14/2026 (if passes out of Senate State & Local Gov't)

  5. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2026

  8. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  12. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  13. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026

  14. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  15. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  16. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  17. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  18. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  21. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  22. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  23. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2295
By Walley

HOUSE BILL 2172
By Williams
HB2172
012201
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57
and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the
alcoholic beverage commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-1-206(a), is amended by deleting
the language "February 15" and substituting "February 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.