---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, removes residency requirements for a person applying for a retail liquor license. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-204."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, removes residency requirements for a person applying for a retail liquor license. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-204."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 293"
citation: "Tennessee SB 293 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Ramsey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b52c8b70-b658-4c02-852c-c8d099105bee"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0293&GA=112"
source_hash: "84bbe1da5ce8f6dae6e644c3c5c40cd22221015469196aeba9f898217a98bb5d"
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 293 (112) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, removes residency requirements for a person applying for a retail liquor license. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-204.

## 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/SB0293.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **70–11** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/2/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Ramsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 11, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/29/2021
- **2021-04-06** Pub. Ch. 59
- **2021-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 59

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b52c8b70-b658-4c02-852c-c8d099105bee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).