Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes a retail alcohol licensee in a terminal building of a commercial air carrier airport to offer complimentary tastings for samples of the products it sells. - Amends TCA Title 57.
HB 1736 allows alcohol retailers in commercial airport terminal buildings to offer free samples of their products to customers. This bill amends Tennessee Code §57-3-204(h)(3) to explicitly permit such complimentary tastings. The change directly affects airport-based alcohol licensees by expanding their permitted sales activities within terminal buildings. The provision takes effect upon becoming law, as specified in the bill text.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Last action Jan 22, 2026
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Committee
2
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Eldridge
RRepublican
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