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SB1789 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverages

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to alcoholic beverages.

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Sponsor
Reeves, Marsh
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the content of the report or other updates to Tennessee's laws regarding alcoholic beverages.

Alcoholic Beverage Reporting Time Change

This bill changes the time limit for officers to file reports about taking possession of alcoholic drinks from five days to ten days.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for officers to file a written statement about taking possession of alcoholic drinks from five days to ten days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Law enforcement officers who take possession of alcoholic drinks
  • Courts that receive the reports

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated
The official collection of Tennessee's laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the report is filed late.
  • It does not change other parts of Tennessee's laws about alcoholic beverages.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  3. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  4. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  5. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  10. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1533
By Marsh

SENATE BILL 1789
By Reeves
SB1789
011260
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57
and Title 67, relative to alcoholic beverages.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-9-104, is amended by deleting the
language "within five (5) days" and substituting instead "within ten (10) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.