# Tennessee HB 1987: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcoholic beverages.

Tennessee HB 1987, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcoholic beverages., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1987
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcoholic beverages.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (158 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Licensed salons gain more alcohol service options: benefit, low. Beginning May 19, 2026, Tennessee businesses with a restricted retail business license can serve alcohol to any lawful patron. Patrons do not need to be receiving barbering or cosmetology services when served. Alcohol service counts as a secondary use of the business. It requires no separate busine…
- Alcohol commission fees can cover more costs: mixed, low. Beginning May 19, 2026, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission can set fees to cover a broader range of costs. These include carrying out this part of the law, installing or updating technology and software, and other costs it finds necessary. Fees must be set through rules under the Uniform A…
- Alcohol law names courses, not driving ranges: mixed, low. Beginning May 19, 2026, Tennessee's alcohol law replaces a reference to “golf driving ranges” with “golf courses.” The supplied text does not establish any resulting change in fees, licenses, or alcohol service.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 23 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 72 | 16 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (43)

- 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
- 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 999
- 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 4, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1073) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0893) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 16, PNV 5 (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1198) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1084) (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA1198 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1198.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0999.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2019.pdf)
- HA1084: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1084.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1987.pdf)
- SA0893: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0893.pdf)
- SA1073: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1073.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA1198 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1198.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0999.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2019.pdf)
- [HA1084 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1084.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1987.pdf)
- [SA0893 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0893.pdf)
- [SA1073 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1073.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1987-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).