---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at the Historic Jackson Theater, the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre, the International Storytelling Center, the McKinney Center, and the Jonesborough Visitor Center, all located in Jonesborough. -"
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at the Historic Jackson Theater, the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre, the International Storytelling Center, the McKinney Center, and the Jonesborough Visitor Center, all located in Jonesborough. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 244"
citation: "Tennessee SB 244 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Crowe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c5207dc-19dc-481d-af36-8b2c82d07820"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0244&GA=112"
source_hash: "ed7f0bcdc79d59438880b4a80d444a7be116e1ce6d9f2f5ebcd63f459448c84c"
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 244 (112) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at the Historic Jackson Theater, the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre, the International Storytelling Center, the McKinney Center, and the Jonesborough Visitor Center, all located in Jonesborough. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0244.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/9/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **80–11** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/27/2021 Passed — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/20/2021 Passed (1) — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 11, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 388
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 388

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c5207dc-19dc-481d-af36-8b2c82d07820`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).