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TN HB1361
TN HB1361AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcoholic beverages.
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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
03/26/2025
03/26/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, authorizes Johnson City to set the hours that licensees within a downtown district designated by the municipality are authorized to sell or give away alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.
AI Summary
This bill amends Tennessee's alcohol-related laws by introducing a new definition of "downtown district" and providing municipalities with additional flexibility in regulating alcohol sales. Specifically, the bill defines a "downtown district" as the central business and commercial area of a home rule municipality in a county with a very specific population range (between 133,000 and 133,100 inhabitants, based on the 2020 federal census). The bill then grants municipalities with such a downtown district the authority to independently set the hours during which licensed establishments within that district can sell or serve alcoholic beverages, effectively overriding existing state regulations on alcohol sales times. This localized approach allows municipal governments more control over alcohol sales in their central business areas, potentially accommodating local economic and community preferences. The bill would take effect immediately upon becoming law, as determined by the Tennessee General Assembly.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 181 (on 04/30/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1361&ga=114 |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0181.pdf |
| Amendment 1-0 to HB1361 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0203.pdf |
| Fiscal Memo for HA0203 (4732) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM0439.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB1155 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1155.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1361.pdf |
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