---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the City of McEwen and cities in Henry, Benton, Lewis, Grainger, and Hardeman counties to hold a referendum to authorize the manufacture, receipt, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, and possession of alcoholic beverages within the territorial limits of the respective city. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-106."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the City of McEwen and cities in Henry, Benton, Lewis, Grainger, and Hardeman counties to hold a referendum to authorize the manufacture, receipt, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, and possession of alcoholic beverages within the territorial limits of the respective city. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-106."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 44"
citation: "Tennessee HB 44 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2124735d-c96b-4f6b-9478-04872ab00907"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0044&GA=113"
source_hash: "53f415d9a4eef0b0f13ff88d848bab73e1f6a2c9c9b36d4be4374e5fc76d4a8f"
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 HB 44 (113) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the City of McEwen and cities in Henry, Benton, Lewis, Grainger, and Hardeman counties to hold a referendum to authorize the manufacture, receipt, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, and possession of alcoholic beverages within the territorial limits of the respective city. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-106.

## 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/113/Bill/HB0044.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/1/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023 3/9/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023 3/9/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **88–6** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **28–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2023-01-12** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/1/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 6, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-02** Pub. Ch. 291

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2124735d-c96b-4f6b-9478-04872ab00907`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).