republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/sb-688.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wine & Wineries - As enacted, increases from eight to 12 the number of wine festivals that may be held by a winery; removes requirement that servers at wine festivals hold a server permit; removes requirement that appropriate individuals at wineries hold a manager's permit. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-207; Section 57-3-221 and Section 57-3-702."
description: "Wine & Wineries - As enacted, increases from eight to 12 the number of wine festivals that may be held by a winery; removes requirement that servers at wine festivals hold a server permit; removes requirement that appropriate individuals at wineries hold a manager's permit. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-207; Section 57-3-221 and Section 57-3-702."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 688"
citation: "Tennessee SB 688 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Wine & Wineries"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sanderson", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54139458-aa0d-4612-ac70-87a4944eb725"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0688&GA=110"
source_hash: "3fc9f62705adb02214a24f44e97b9bb2b37a5c3180cfa6c30bb6c6a062fbaa61"
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 688 (110) — Wine & Wineries - As enacted, increases from eight to 12 the number of wine festivals that may be held by a winery; removes requirement that servers at wine festivals hold a server permit; removes requirement that appropriate individuals at wineries hold a manager's permit. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-207; Section 57-3-221 and Section 57-3-702.

## 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/SB0688.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/11/2017 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sanderson — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **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`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-28** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-05** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-24** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 11, PNV 11 `passage`
- **2017-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-01** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 373
- **2017-05-22** Pub. Ch. 373
- **2017-05-22** Effective date(s) 05/11/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54139458-aa0d-4612-ac70-87a4944eb725`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).