--- type: "Bill" title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, allows special occasion licensees to receive donated alcoholic beverages and beer; allows alcoholic beverage commission to issue citation for a retailer who fails to satisfy obligations to a wholesaler; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Section 57-1-108; Section 57-1-201; Section 57-3-101; Section 57-3-104; Section 57-3-411; Section 57-3-703; Section 57-3-704; Section 57-3-802; Section 57-3-805; Section 57-4-101; Section 57-4-102; Section 57-4-107; Section 57-4-201; Section 57-4-203 and Section 57-9-201." description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, allows special occasion licensees to receive donated alcoholic beverages and beer; allows alcoholic beverage commission to issue citation for a retailer who fails to satisfy obligations to a wholesaler; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Section 57-1-108; Section 57-1-201; Section 57-3-101; Section 57-3-104; Section 57-3-411; Section 57-3-703; Section 57-3-704; Section 57-3-802; Section 57-3-805; Section 57-4-101; Section 57-4-102; Section 57-4-107; Section 57-4-201; Section 57-4-203 and Section 57-9-201." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 695" citation: "Tennessee SB 695 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Ramsey", "Yager"] version_count: 1 action_count: 48 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2017-02-03" last_action: "2017-04-19" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fb1b88c-7365-48ed-8dc6-f571eff28811" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0695&GA=110" source_hash: "75d8ecff55d1221ca0aa5617696cc9731f265da85b991b2bd7cbb24540ff4475" 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 695 (110) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, allows special occasion licensees to receive donated alcoholic beverages and beer; allows alcoholic beverage commission to issue citation for a retailer who fails to satisfy obligations to a wholesaler; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Section 57-1-108; Section 57-1-201; Section 57-3-101; Section 57-3-104; Section 57-3-411; Section 57-3-703; Section 57-3-704; Section 57-3-802; Section 57-3-805; Section 57-4-101; Section 57-4-102; Section 57-4-107; Section 57-4-201; Section 57-4-203 and Section 57-9-201. ## 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/SB0695.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/21/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/3/2017 Passed (1) — **29–2** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2017 Passed (1) — **76–8** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Ramsey — primary (person) - Yager — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-02-03** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-08** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee - **2017-02-17** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/1/2017 - **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2017 - **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/8/2017 - **2017-03-01** Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/8/2017 - **2017-03-07** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/14/2017 - **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2017 - **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/14/2017 - **2017-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-14** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/21/2017 - **2017-03-14** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/15/2017 - **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2017 - **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2017 - **2017-03-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8 Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/28/2017 - **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/27/2017 - **2017-03-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/3/2017 - **2017-03-30** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/3/2017 - **2017-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2017 - **2017-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 2 `passage` - **2017-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0147) - **2017-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2017-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 8, PNV 9 `passage` - **2017-04-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0104) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2017-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2017-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2017-04-06** Comp. SB subst. - **2017-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2017-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker - **2017-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2017-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2017-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 147 - **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 04/17/2017 - **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 147 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3fb1b88c-7365-48ed-8dc6-f571eff28811`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).