Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes the issuance of a retail package store license to an operator within the general services district of a metropolitan government that has approved the retail sale of liquor for off-premises consumption by local option election. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 57.
HB 942 amends Tennessee law to allow metropolitan governments (like Nashville) to issue retail package store licenses in their "general services districts" after a local option election approves off-premises liquor sales. It specifically changes code sections to remove previous restrictions preventing such licenses in these districts. The bill directly affects metropolitan governments that hold local votes on liquor sales and retailers seeking to operate package stores within those areas. This creates a new pathway for liquor package stores in all parts of a metropolitan government, not just urban service districts, following community approval.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Mar 17, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bo Mitchell
DDemocratic
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