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SB1688 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverages

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

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Sponsor
Briggs, Eldridge
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on additional rules or regulations that must be followed during tastings, only that complimentary samples may be offered.

Airport Tasting Rules

This bill allows stores with alcohol licenses to offer free tastings of their products in airport terminal buildings.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Tennessee's law about selling alcohol at airports.
  • Allows stores with alcohol licenses to offer complimentary samples for tasting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Stores that have permission to sell alcohol in airport terminal buildings
  • People who buy or taste alcoholic beverages at airports

Terms To Know

retail alcohol licensee
A store with a special permit to sell alcohol.
terminal building
The main part of an airport where planes take off and land, and passengers wait for their flights.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the number or conditions of free samples.
  • Does not address consequences if rules are misused.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  2. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  3. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1736
By Eldridge

SENATE BILL 1688
By Briggs
SB1688
010621
- 1 -

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-3-204(h)(3), is amended by
inserting the following new subdivision:
(F) May offer complimentary samples of the products it sells for tastings
pursuant to § 57-3-404(h)(2).
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.