Alcoholic Beverages - 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.
HB 1361 amends Tennessee law to allow Johnson City to set specific hours for alcohol sales within its designated downtown district. It changes the maximum extension period for licensees to sell alcohol from 30 days to 45 days under Section 57-4-304(a). This directly affects businesses holding alcohol licenses in Johnson City's downtown area, giving the city more flexibility to regulate operating hours. The bill makes a concrete policy change to existing licensing rules without altering broader state alcohol laws.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2025
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic6
83% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becky Jo Alexander
RRepublican
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