# Tennessee SB 0308: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises.

Tennessee SB 0308, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 05/05/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0308
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 05/05/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (114 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 14

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Market restaurant gains alcohol-license access: benefit, low. The described market and restaurant gains facility-specific alcohol-licensing access. It must serve breakfast and lunch at least five days weekly and host occasional evening special events. It needs seating for at least 40, at least 1,800 square feet of floor space, and a 0.11-acre property. It mus…
- Apartment complexes gain on-site alcohol options: benefit, low. Two narrowly defined apartment-complex types gain expanded alcohol-service options, including franchises and beer permits. One needs at least 340 units in a phase completed before 2025 and at least 420 in a later phase. The alternative needs at least 460 units across multiple structures and a first…
- Art museum gains alcohol catering options: benefit, low. A charitable public art repository or exhibition space qualifies as a museum for alcohol licensing. It must occupy a former postal facility of at least 100,000 square feet in a metropolitan county with at least 500,000 people. The population test uses the 2020 or a later federal census. The museum…
- Event venue and campground gain licenses: benefit, low. A described historic event venue and an RV resort gain facility-specific alcohol-licensing access. The event venue must have been established in 2018 on 23 acres about one mile from the Nolichucky River. It needs the restored farmhouse, creekside barn, seven RV power sources, catering, seating for…
- Managed homes can join licensed areas: benefit, low. The described high-rise community can use hotel alcohol powers, franchise service, and cover designated areas with one license and one beer permit. Those areas can include managed private homes, hallways, and passageways after each homeowner signs a management agreement and it is filed. The buildin…
- More alcohol licenses for entertainment venues: benefit, low. Three narrowly described venues qualify as urban park centers for alcohol licensing. One entertainment complex needs a live-music space for at least 500 people and a metropolitan county population above 500,000. It must be under 250 feet from a commercial railyard, 750 feet from the specified oldes…
- Plateau lodge gains local alcohol exception: benefit, low. The described Cumberland Plateau lodge can use hotel alcohol and beer powers, even without a local on-premises alcohol referendum. It can franchise food or drink service and designate its licensed area by filing a drawing. It must have been established in 2024 on at least 35 acres, with at least ei…
- Private clubs gain alcohol-service options: benefit, low. Three described private clubs gain facility-specific alcohol-licensing access. A golf-and-social club needs at least 1.5 acres in the specified commercial development, the listed university, historic-building, and reservoir distances, and an indoor virtual golf simulator. It must be established bef…
- Senior communities gain broader alcohol service: benefit, low. Five described independent-and-assisted-living facilities can license their whole properties and franchise food or alcohol service, including under beer permits. Each needs individual apartments, a dining room for residents and guests, and its specific location features. Their apartment ranges and…
- Covered entertainment centers pay annual tax: cost, low. Urban park centers in the listed tax categories must pay a $4,000 privilege tax each year. The money goes to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to administer and enforce alcohol laws. This is a tax on covered facilities, not households generally. The act takes effect upon becoming law.
- Airport clubs gain licenses with fees: mixed, low. The commercial airline travel-club definition includes organizations run by or for an airport terminal for airline passengers' comfort. Eligible clubs can hold one or more authorized licenses or grant franchises. A license fee must be paid for each separate facility covered by a license. The suppli…
- Developments gain alcohol service with safeguards: mixed, low. Two described mixed-use developments gain alcohol service across designated areas, including separate areas, along with franchises and catering without full commercial kitchens. Both allow identifying container stickers; the first also allows specified packaged-drink sales and delivery within licen…
- Golf communities gain service and tax duties: mixed, low. Two described residential golf communities gain broader licensed-property and food-and-drink franchise options. The first was established in 2004 on at least 1,440 acres beside the specified Tennessee River reservoir. It must be within 10,000 feet of one controlled-access interstate and 32,000 feet…
- Hotels gain alcohol options and responsibilities: mixed, low. Three described hotels gain hotel-authorized alcohol and beer activities and can franchise food or drink service. One needs at least 30 paid rooms, regular meals, indoor and outdoor dining seating for at least 50, and the specified landmark distances. Another must occupy the site of two buildings f…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 69 | 14 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2025 | pass | 27 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 05/05/2025
- 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 362
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 14, PNV 5 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0388) (House)
- 2025-04-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0111) (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0378) (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0362.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0308.pdf)
- HA0388: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0388.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0308.pdf)
- SA0111: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0111.pdf)
- SA0378: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0378.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0362.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0308.pdf)
- [HA0388 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0388.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0308.pdf)
- [SA0111 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0111.pdf)
- [SA0378 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0378.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0308-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).