---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, designates various locations as premier type tourist resorts, sports authority facilities, and community theaters for purposes of the sale of alcoholic beverages; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 57."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, designates various locations as premier type tourist resorts, sports authority facilities, and community theaters for purposes of the sale of alcoholic beverages; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 57."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2492"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2492 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Ramsey"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 56
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2020-01-27"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/686df1f9-9a15-450a-a7ee-7ef9f81403cf"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2492&GA=111"
source_hash: "250bc2e3adb9c856d68415b9bc0846476459c4ff04a0e26221703154d83bd246"
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 2492 (111) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, designates various locations as premier type tourist resorts, sports authority facilities, and community theaters for purposes of the sale of alcoholic beverages; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 57.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0741** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0741.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0969** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0969.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0970** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0970.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0981** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0981.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA1022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA1022.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0589** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0589.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2492.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/3/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2020 Passed (2) — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/17/2020 Passed — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/15/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/27/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **65–23** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2020 Passed (3) — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 4 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/25/2020 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020 6/15/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/10/2020 Passed (4) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/17/2020 Passed — **67–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dickerson — primary (person)
- Ramsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-27** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-30** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-19** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on State Committee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-10** Action def. in State Committee to 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-16** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-16** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 3/17/20
- **2020-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0589)
- **2020-03-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 5/27/2020
- **2020-05-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/3/2020
- **2020-06-01** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** Senate concurred in House amendment #4
- **2020-06-17** Senate concurred in House amendment #3
- **2020-06-17** Senate concurred in House amendment #2
- **2020-06-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 65, Nays 23, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0741) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - HA1022) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0981) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0970) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0969) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 802
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 07/15/2020
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/686df1f9-9a15-450a-a7ee-7ef9f81403cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).