---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes certain historic performing arts centers to sell alcoholic beverages during a performance; authorizes the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the auditoriums of such performing arts centers. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes certain historic performing arts centers to sell alcoholic beverages during a performance; authorizes the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the auditoriums of such performing arts centers. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 48"
citation: "Tennessee SB 48 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cooper", "Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/789b36a3-fe62-4afb-9ba5-c00c77c48e6f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0048&GA=110"
source_hash: "cd425ecc80f724d3b29bd7522df4f7050856a8cf1d43edb28533b5f6a9973b47"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 48 (110) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes certain historic performing arts centers to sell alcoholic beverages during a performance; authorizes the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the auditoriums of such performing arts centers. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0048.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/31/2017 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **69–17** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/2/2017 Passed — **24–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cooper — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/31/2017
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/2/2017
- **2017-01-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2017-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/22/17
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 17, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 160
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/24/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/789b36a3-fe62-4afb-9ba5-c00c77c48e6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).