Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, allows premises authorized to serve wine to also serve high alcohol content beer; requires that the training for applicants for server permits consist of not less than 3.5 hours of alcohol awareness training; clarifies the premises contained in authorization for certain establishments to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to include tables and chairs contiguous to the outside front wall of a licensee's building; and clarifies that other authorization for designating contiguous areas of the licensee's premises also applies to manufacturers who are licensed to sell at retail on their premises. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 57, Chapter 4.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed May 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
25–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Apr 29, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican25
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
29
Committee
30
Amendments
1
May 22, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0318)
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 15, PNV 5
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/9/2019
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/9/2019
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 4/2/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/26/2019
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steven Dickerson
RRepublican
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