Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes a person or entity holding a retail package store license, liquor-by-the-drink license, or retail food store wine license to sell or transfer the person's or entity's inventory of alcoholic beverages or wine, as applicable, upon the sale or closure of the establishment to another licensee if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 8 and Title 57, Chapter 4, Part 1.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2021 · House Mar 15, 2021
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Mar 18, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican24
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Mar 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 6, PNV 4
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/9/2021
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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