# Tennessee SB 2452: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 57, relative to events.

Tennessee SB 2452, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 57, relative to events., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2452
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 57, relative to events.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (127 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Expanded drinking areas for approved event patrons: benefit, low. The law lets patrons drink alcohol and beer across approved event grounds, including outside a business’s regular licensed area. Participating businesses must be licensed and located within or next to event sites licensed under subdivisions (18) or (37). The county must have metropolitan government…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/22/2026 | pass | 26 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 68 | 12 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 | pass | 26 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1138
- 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-05-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 4 (Amendment 1 - HA1143) (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 12, PNV 3 (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1143) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0961) (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Approved by Delayed Bills Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA1143 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1143.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1138.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2452.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2452.pdf)
- SA0961: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0961.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 2468: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (signed)
- SB 2410: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 3; Title 56 and Title 67, relative to housing. (failed)
- SB 2419: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (signed)
- SB 2295: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the alcoholic beverage commission. (signed)
- SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed)
- SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed)

## Sources
- [HA1143 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1143.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1138.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2452.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2452.pdf)
- [SA0961 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0961.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2452-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).