---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, clarifies which jurisdictions are eligible to hold a referendum to authorize the sale of wine in retail food stores. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 8."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, clarifies which jurisdictions are eligible to hold a referendum to authorize the sale of wine in retail food stores. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1214"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1214 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5593265-7a58-4834-9d14-472b6578d6d5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1214&GA=113"
source_hash: "89d6d20a318101fe1101a1ac87120d31213606630df789668a028ad6a9c2de1e"
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 1214 (113) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, clarifies which jurisdictions are eligible to hold a referendum to authorize the sale of wine in retail food stores. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 8.

## 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/SB1214.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **80–9** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2023 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- White — 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 State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 9, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 178

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5593265-7a58-4834-9d14-472b6578d6d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).