---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the City of Ethridge to hold a referendum to authorize the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in package stores and for consumption on the premises. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 57, Chapter 4."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the City of Ethridge to hold a referendum to authorize the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in package stores and for consumption on the premises. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 57, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1576"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1576 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doss", "Hensley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/deefbd6a-ccb9-4ff9-b0bf-0ed677b934db"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1576&GA=110"
source_hash: "4786f78675b805e7d590c61f87504b7057a4bbf033e799a139eef70bb055d5f5"
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 1576 (110) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the City of Ethridge to hold a referendum to authorize the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in package stores and for consumption on the premises. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 57, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1576.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2018 2/15/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **27–1** (fail) · upper
- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/7/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **79–6** (fail) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/13/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doss — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-17** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-18** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-22** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 2/7/2018
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2018
- **2018-02-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 6, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Senate Reset on calendar 3/22/18
- **2018-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** Pub. Ch. 692
- **2018-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/09/2018
- **2018-04-17** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 692

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/deefbd6a-ccb9-4ff9-b0bf-0ed677b934db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).