---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, adds that to be eligible for a professional license or permit issued by the alcoholic beverage commission, an applicant may show that the applicant has a valid J-1 or F-1 student visa. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, adds that to be eligible for a professional license or permit issued by the alcoholic beverage commission, an applicant may show that the applicant has a valid J-1 or F-1 student visa. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1143"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1143 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niceley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/680d3b69-5133-4882-a1bc-66697cd8e959"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1143&GA=113"
source_hash: "b85be5b1dc0d14200d86f4b7fc57d77b7e65276d9ac0c51883d9b76b23fc8ea2"
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 1143 (113) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, adds that to be eligible for a professional license or permit issued by the alcoholic beverage commission, an applicant may show that the applicant has a valid J-1 or F-1 student visa. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0297** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0297.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0290** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0290.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1143.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/21/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **85–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-20** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0290)
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 3, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0297) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-04** Pub. Ch. 281

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/680d3b69-5133-4882-a1bc-66697cd8e959`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).