---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, adds the bottling of distilled spirits to the definition of \"manufacture\" for purposes of licensing and regulation of the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, adds the bottling of distilled spirits to the definition of \"manufacture\" for purposes of licensing and regulation of the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1816"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1816 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36a27854-434f-4a48-84f3-0d338620090e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1816&ga=114"
source_hash: "f8d10688e3f1017374196a8e2b577f24befc6fa94b2f8db74e7387d641cb6a66"
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 1816 (114) — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, adds the bottling of distilled spirits to the definition of "manufacture" for purposes of licensing and regulation of the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1816.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 833

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36a27854-434f-4a48-84f3-0d338620090e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).