Bill

Bill > HB2613


TN HB2613

TN HB2613
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 62, relative to alcoholic beverages.


summary

Introduced
01/31/2024
In Committee
04/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
05/13/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/13/2024

Introduced Session

113th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As enacted, amends law relative to the sale of wine, other alcoholic beverages, and beer. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 62.

AI Summary

This bill amends Tennessee's laws related to the sale of wine, other alcoholic beverages, and beer. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing "restricted retail businesses" (defined as certain licensed barbershops, cosmetology shops, or cigar bars that provide food service and have limited seating) to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, as long as those sales do not exceed 15% of the business's annual gross sales. 2. Prohibiting restricted retail businesses from selling or giving away alcoholic beverages between 10 PM and 8 AM. 3. Establishing a $2,000 license fee for restricted retail businesses to sell alcoholic beverages. 4. Allowing restricted retail businesses to be included in the list of establishments that can sell alcoholic beverages. 5. Prohibiting the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages in cosmetology, manicuring, or aesthetics establishments that are not licensed as a restricted retail business. Overall, this bill aims to expand the types of businesses that can sell alcoholic beverages in Tennessee, while also imposing certain restrictions on those newly eligible businesses.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 865 (on 05/13/2024)

bill text


bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...
Loading...