SB 308 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, establishes new premier type tourist resorts, urban park centers, and museums that can offer liquor by the drink; makes certain clarifications with regard to commercial airline travel clubs that can offer liquor by the drink. - Amends TCA Title 57.

SB 308 amends Tennessee law to allow premier tourist resorts, urban park centers, and museums to serve liquor by the drink, while clarifying rules for commercial airline travel clubs offering alcohol. It also requires the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to file an annual report listing people convicted under this section with specific legislative committees, starting December 1, 2025. The first report must include all prior convictions, and subsequent reports are due yearly. The bill became effective immediately upon the governor's signature on May 5, 2025. This directly affects venues seeking alcohol service permits and the commission’s reporting obligations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

323
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 3 Nay
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0388)
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 14, PNV 5
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0378)
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 1
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2025
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Richard Briggs
Richard Briggs
RRepublican
TN
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