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SB0927 • 2026

Wine & Wineries

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

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Sponsor
Gardenhire, Carringer
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 bill summary does not provide details on how the wine trail will be created or any associated costs, leaving these aspects undefined.

Wine Trail for Tennessee

This bill requires the Tennessee Wine and Grape Board to coordinate with wineries across the state in an effort to create a statewide wine trail.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Tennessee Wine and Grape Board to work with wineries across Tennessee to create a statewide wine trail.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Wineries across Tennessee
  • Tennessee Wine and Grape Board

Terms To Know

Wine Trail
A route or path that connects different wineries for visitors to explore.
Tennessee Wine and Grape Board
An organization in Tennessee that works with wine makers and grape growers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the wine trail will be made or what it will look like.
  • There is no mention of costs associated with creating the wine trail.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1115
By Carringer

SENATE BILL 927
By Gardenhire

SB0927
002792
- 1 -

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-3-1102, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:
(e) In furtherance of the board's duties under subdivision (a)(3), the board shall
coordinate with wineries across this state in an effort to create a statewide wine trail.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.