Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, redefines beer as having alcoholic content of up to 18 percent by volume; redefines wine for retail food stores to include fermentation of any fruit instead of just grapes; clarifies that any alcoholic beverage not made from grapes or fruit having alcoholic content up to 18 percent shall be classified as beer with regard to retail food stores. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 57, Chapter 5.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Last action Mar 28, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kelsey
RRepublican
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