---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes Ballet Memphis to be licensed as an urban park center for purposes of consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes Ballet Memphis to be licensed as an urban park center for purposes of consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 885"
citation: "Tennessee SB 885 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kyle", "Thompson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7196e278-b1de-49d8-a5e9-6c6d0f4fa92e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0885&GA=110"
source_hash: "497f553990ddd9e911420d15a449138a10962f2187c1057e5f6d7b3a173c9c2f"
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 885 (110) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes Ballet Memphis to be licensed as an urban park center for purposes of consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises. - Amends TCA 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/SB0885.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **66–19** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/28/2017 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2017 Passed — **23–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kyle — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-14** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/15/2017
- **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; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **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`
- **2017-03-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 66, Nays 19, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 173
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/24/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 173

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7196e278-b1de-49d8-a5e9-6c6d0f4fa92e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).