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SB0726 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

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

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Sponsor
Lowe, McCalmon
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact impact on current reporting practices and future policies remains unclear.

Alcoholic Beverage Commission Reporting Requirements

This bill changes Tennessee law to require the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to send its biennial report on alcohol-related issues to both the governor and members of the general assembly.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that the Alcoholic Beverage Commission must send its biennial report on underage drinking, drunk driving, and other harmful uses of alcohol to both the governor and the state lawmakers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Alcoholic Beverage Commission
  • The Governor of Tennessee
  • Members of the General Assembly

Terms To Know

Alcoholic Beverage Commission
A government agency that oversees rules about alcohol in Tennessee.
Biennial Report
A report made every two years by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to inform lawmakers and now also the governor about issues related to alcohol use.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what actions should be taken based on the reports.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect current reporting practices or if it will lead to any new policies.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  3. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  4. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  5. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  10. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 606
By McCalmon

SENATE BILL 726
By Lowe

SB0726
002657
- 1 -

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

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 members of the general assembly" and substituting "the governor and the members of the
general assembly".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.