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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 362
SENATE BILL NO. 308
By Briggs, Campbell
Substituted for: House Bill No. 381
By Eldridge
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic
beverages on premises.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(42), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) "Urban park center" also includes a commercially operated facility or designated
area that:
(a) Is located less than two hundred fifty feet (250') from a commercial train
railyard, less than seven hundred fifty feet (750') from the oldest continuously operating
public cemetery in the largest city in the county, and less than one thousand two
hundred feet (1,200') from an Italianate residence constructed on the site of a log cabin
that predates the Civil War and that was once owned by a Nashville-based music group
named after the grandfather of the band members;
(b) Is an entertainment complex with at least one (1) facility having a capacity
for at least five hundred (500) patrons that is used for live music performances; and
(c) Is located in a county with a metropolitan government with a population
greater than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent
federal census;
(ii) An urban park center licensed under this subdivision (42)( ) may grant a franchise
for the provision of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the
holder of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (42)( );
(iii) The premises of a facility licensed under .this subdivision (42)() means any or all of
the property that constitutes the facility. The licensee shall designate the premises to be
licensed by the commission by filing a drawing of the premises, which may be amended by the
licensee filing a new drawing. The entire designated premises is covered under one (1) license
issued under this subdivision (42)( ); and
(iv) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of a facility
licensed µnder this subdivision (42)() means, for beer permitting purposes, any or all of the
property that constitutes the facility. The beer permittee shall designate the premises to be
permitted by the local beer board by filing a drawing of the premises, which may be amended
by the beer permittee filing a new drawing. The entire designated premises is covered under
one (1) beer permit issued under chapter 5 of this title;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-301(b)(3), is amended by deleting the
subdivision and substituting:
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1)(E) to the contrary, "urban park centers" under§
57-4-102(42)(G)-(K), (S), and ( ) shall pay an annual privilege tax of four thousand dollars
($4,000) to be earmarked for and allocated to the commission for the purpose of administration
and enforcement of the duties, powers, and functions of the commission.
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SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(42), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) "Urban park center" also means a facility that:
(i) Opened in October of 1962 and has a seating capacity of approximately
nine thousand seven hundred (9,700);
(ii) Issues approximately forty-five (45) event licenses per year;
(iii) Uses a third-party concessions operator that operates a grill cart, deep fry
cart, pretzel cart, pizza oven, and hot dog stand;
(iv) Serves as an event venue for circuses, church conferences, concerts,
comedy shows, youth sporting events, professional sporting events, private events,
corporate events, and fighting events;
(v) Rents out the exhibition level of the venue to a museum; and
(vi) Is located in the urban services district of a county with a metropolitan
government with a population of not less than five hundred thousand (500,000),
according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-301(b)(3), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1 )(E) to the contrary, "urban park centers" under§
57-4-102(40)(G)-(K), (S), and ( ) shall pay an annual privilege tax of four thousand dollars
($4,000) to be earmarked for and allocated to the commission for the purpose of
administration and enforcement of the duties, powers, and functions of the commission.
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is named after a star historically used for nautical navigation, was
established in 2024, and is situated on at least thirty-five (35) acres along the western
side of the Cumberland Plateau, less than three thousand feet (3,000') from a river
named after a genus of bamboo native to North America and less than twelve (12)
miles north of a water fall in a state park bearing the name of the fall that contains
more than thirty thousand (30,000) acres;
(b) Offers sleeping accommodations for adequate pay to travelers and guests
whether transient, permanent, or residential, totaling eight (8) or more rooms, with a
common area lodge; and
(c) Is located in a county having a population of not less than twenty-seven
thousand three hundred (27,300) and not more than twenty-seven thousand four
hundred (27,400), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means any and all
of the property that constitutes the facility. A licensee shall designate the premises to be
licensed by the commission by filing a drawing of the premises, which may be amended by
the licensee filing a new drawing;
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the holder
of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (29)( ); and
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may engage in any activity related
to the sale, dispensing, or giving away of alcoholic beverages and beer authorized under the
authority granted to a hotel licensed under§§ 57-4-102, 57-4-101(h), and 57-4-203(e)(2)(A),
notwithstanding that the facility is not located in a jurisdiction that has approved the
consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises by referendum;
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(42), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision: •
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(i) "Urban park center" also means a commercially operated facility that is located at
the corner of a municipal street bearing the name of a native of the municipality who was
named a major league baseball rookie of the year, located within one hundred feet (100') of a
baseball park for a minor league affiliate of a major league baseball team, located within one
thousand feet (1,000') of a navigable river, located within one thousand five hundred feet
(1,500') of a state park commemorating the bicentennial of the state's anniversary, has a
capacity for at least one thousand one hundred (1,100) persons, and is located in a county
with a metropolitan form of government having a population of not less than five hundred
thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequen~ federal census;
and
(ii) An urban park center licensed under this subdivision (42)() may grant a franchise
for the provision of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and
the holder of such franchise is deemed to .be a licensee under this subdivision (42)( );
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-301(b)(3), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1 )(E) to the contrary, "urban park centers" under§
57-4-102(42)(G)-(K), (S), and ( ) shall pay an annual privilege tax of four thousand dollars
($4,000) to be earmarked for and allocated to the commission for the purpose of
administration and enforcement of the duties, powers, and functions of the commission.
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is located less than one thousand feet (1,000') northeast of a historic
music venue known as the mother church of country music, less than two hundred
fifty feet (250') west of a navigable waterway, less than one thousand one hundred
feet (1, 100') from a pedestrian bridge named after a prominent journalist and civil
rights advocate, and less than one thousand six hundred feet (1,600') from a structure
containing the primary offices of the municipality and the county courts of record;
(b) Offers sleeping accommodations for adequate pay to travelers and guests
whether transient, permanent, or residential, totaling thirty (30) or more rooms;
(c) Regularly serves one (1) or more meals in a dining room for guests, with
seating, both indoors and outdoors, for not less than fifty (50) persons. Seating may
include couches and coffee tables, arm chairs and side tables, and other casual
seating and tables; and
(d) Is located in a county with a metropolitan government with a population of
more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent
federal censl:Js;
(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the
holder of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (29)( );
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may engage in any activity related
to the sale, dispensing, or giving away of alcoholic beverages and beer authorized under the
authority granted to a hotel under§§ 57-4-102, 57-4-101(h), and 57-4-203(e)(2)(A);
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) is not required to comply with §
57-4-101(p) in the facility. A restaurant or limited service restaurant separately licensed in the
facility is not required to comply with§ 57-4-101(p), except at times and in areas where more
than one (1) licensee is providing beer or alcoholic beverages at the same time and in the
same area in the facility. Compliance with§ 57-4-101(p) may include affixing stickers to the
alcoholic beverage or beer container in lieu of serving the beverage in a labeled cup or
glassware; provided, that a sticker identifying the licensee is reasonably designed to stay
affixed to a container; and
(v) Any and all terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (29)( ) that
apply to licensees also apply to the beer permits of such licensees.
SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
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(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is located within one thousand four hundred feet (1 ,400') from a religious
structure that is over one hundred (100) years old and hosts the Diocese of Nashville,
within one thousand four hundred feet (1 ,400') from a municipal park named after a
celebrated pianist and music producer, and within two thousand feet (2,000') from a
controlled-access highway of the Eisenhower Interstate System;
{b) Operates as a mixed-use community combining residences, offices, and
retail spaces in a structure with at least twenty-five (25) floors that contains two
hundred fifty (250) or more residential spaces, which may include hotel rooms,
residential units, or both;
(c) Offers sleeping accommodations for adequate pay to travelers whether
transient, permanent, or residential, in hotel rooms or through managed private
residential units;
(d) Has a restaurant where meals are regularly served with one (1) or more
public dining rooms, adequate and sanitary kitchen facilities, and seating for not less
than fifty (50) persons; and
(e) Is located in a county with a metropolitan form of government having a
population of not less than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or
a subsequent federal census;
(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may grant a franchise to one (1) or
more entities for the provision of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on its
premises, and a holder of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision
(29)( );
(iii) The premises of any facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ), and permitted
under chapter 5 of this title for beer, may include private residences managed by the owner
of the facility or its franchisee, and such residences may be included in the licensed premises
upon filing a memorandum of management agreement signed by the owner of each private
residence;
(iv) The premises of any facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ), and permitted
under chapter 5 of this title for beer, means any or all of the property that constitutes the
facility, including all enclosed and outdoor areas of the property, and further including
hallways, elevators, and other passageways to private residences managed by the owner of
the facility or its franchisee. The licensee shall designate the premises to be licensed by the
commission by filing a drawing of the premises, which may be amended by the licensee filing
a new drawing. The designated premises need not include all of the facility. The entire
designated premises is covered under one (1) license issued under this subdivision (29)( )
and one (-1) beer permit issued under chapter 5 of this title;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may engage in any activity related
to the sale, dispensing, or giving away of alcoholic beverages and beer authorized under the
authority granted to a hotel under§§ 57-4-102, 57-4-101{h), and 57-4-203(e)(2)(A);
(vi) Facilities licensed under the subdivision (29)( ), and restaurants or limited service
restaurants separately licensed in the facility, are not required to comply with§ 57-4-101(p),
except at times and in areas where more than one (1) licensee is providing beer or alcoholic
beverages at the same time and in the same area in the facility. Compliance with § 57-4-
101 (p) includes affixing stickers to the alcoholic beverage or beer container in lieu of serving
the beverage in a labeled cup or glassware; provided, that a sticker identifying the licensee is
reasonably designed to stay affixed to a container; and
(vii) Any and all terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (29)( ) that
apply to licensees also apply to the beer permits of such licensees;
SECTION 10. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially or privately operated recreational facility containing all of the
following characteristics:
(a) Situated on one (1) or more parcels of land that totals at least one and
one-half (1.5) acres;
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(b) Located in a commercial development with approximately forty-four
thousand square feet (44,000 sq. ft.) of retail and restaurant space and approximately
seventy-three thousand square feet (73,000 sq. ft.) of office space;
(c) Located within two thousand feet (2,000') of a private Christian university
founded as a women's college in 1890, three thousand five hundred feet (3,500') of
an antebellum building that was originally a residence, and five thousand feet (5,000')
of a municipal masonry reservoir constructed prior to 1900;
(d) Operates a private golf and social club established prior to 2027 with one
(1) or more indoor virtual golf simulators for use by its members and their guests; and
(e) Is located in a county with a metropolitan form of government having a
population of not less than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020
federal census or any subsequent federal census;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() means any or all
of the property that constitutes the facility, including any noncontiguous portions. The
licensee shall designate the premises to be licensed by the commission by filing a drawing of
the premises, which may be amended by the licensee filing a new drawing;
(iii) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of a facility
licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means, for beer permitting purposes, any or all of the
property that constitutes the facility as designated in this subdivision (29)( ). The beer
permittee shall designate the premises to be permitted by the local beer board by filing a
drawing of the premises, which may be amended by the beer permittee filing a new drawing;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may serve alcoholic beverages
and beer anywhere on the premises, including noncontiguous portions of the premises; and
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the holder
of such franchise shall also be considered a licensee under this subdivision (29)( );
SECTION 11. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(26), is amended by deleting
subdivision (C) and substituting instead:
(i) "Museum" also means a· building or institution serving as a repository or exhibition
facility for works of art for public display and further possesses the following characteristics:
(a) Is owned and operated by a bona fide charitable organization;
(b) Is located in a building that previously served as a United States postal
service facility and contains not less than one hundred thousand square feet (100,000
sq. ft.); and
(c) Is located in a county with a metropolitan form of government with a
population of not less than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or
any subsequent federal census;
(ii) A museum licensed under this subdivision (26)(C) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the holder
of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (26)(C);
(iii) A museum or its franchisee licensed under this subdivision (26)(C) may seek an
additional license as a caterer under subdivision (6), but is not required to have a complete
and adequate commercial kitchen facility;
(iv) A museum licensed under this subdivision (26)(C) is not required to comply with§
57-4-101 (p) in the facility. A franchisee licensed under this subdivision (26)(C) is not required
to comply with § 57-4-101(p), unless the museum and franchisee are providing alcoholic
beverages at the same time and in the same space in the facility. Section 57-4-101(p) only
applies to the franchisee in the shared space. Compliance with § 57-4-101(p) includes
affixing stickers to the alcoholic beverage or beer container in lieu of serving the beverage in
a labeled cup or glassware; provided, that a sticker identifying the franchisee i's reasonably
designed to stay affixed to a container;
(v) The premises of a museum licensed under this subdivision (26)(C) means any or
all of the property that constitutes the facility. The licensee shall designate the premises to be
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licensed by the commission and the municipal beer board by filing a drawing of the premises,
which may be amended by the licensee filing a new drawing;
(vi) The second sentence of§ 57-4-101(a)(10) does not apply to a museum licensed
under this subdivision (26)(C); and
(vii) Any and all terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (26)(C) that
apply to licensees also apply to the beer permits of such licensees;
SECTION 12. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Operates as a hotel and is located at the site of two (2) historic buildings
constructed in the 1800s;
(b) Is situated adjacent to an alley that is named after and formerly was home
to a thriving printing and newspaper industry, is less than two hundred feet (200')
from an arcade opened in 1902 that has been listed on the National Register of
Historic Places since 1973, and is less than two hundred feet (200') from a building
that is over four hundred feet (400') tall and constructed before 1960;
(c) Offers sleeping accommodations for adequate pay to travelers and guests,
whether transient, permanent, or residential, totaling one hundred sixty (160) or more
rooms;
(cl) Has at least one (1) restaurant where meals are regularly served with one
(1) or more public dining ·rooms, adequate and sanitary kitchen facilities, and seating
for not less than fifty (50) persons; and •
(e) Is located in a county with a metropolitan form of government with a
population greater than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or a
subsequent federal census;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means any and all
of the property that constitutes the facility. A licensee shall designate the premises to be
licensed by the commission by filing a drawing of the premises, which may be amended by
the licensee filing a new drawing. The public spaces of a facility licensed under this
subdivision (29)() are not required to be contiguous;
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the
holder of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (29)( );
(iv) A facility or franchisee licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may separately
license one (1) or more restaurants, limited service restaurants, or caterers within one (1) or
more areas of the facility, or may grant a franchise for one (1) or more restaurants, limited
service restaurants, or caterers, and such licensee may include one (1) or more doing-
business-as names under a single license. A restaurant, limited service restaurant, or caterer
licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may qualify for such license based upon non-exclusive
rights to a kitchen anywhere in the facility; provided, that beer and alcoholic beverages must
be stored on the licensed premises. Physical barriers controlling the ingress and egress of a
facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) are not required as long as adequate security,
signage, or other measures reasonably sufficient to deter customers from leaving the
premises with alcoholic beverages are used and maintained;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may serve beer and alcoholic
beverages on the premises of any of the restaurants or limited service restaurants in the
facility without compliance with § 57-4-101 (p), when such restaurant or limited service
restaurant is not serving beer and alcohol, and provided that all beer and alcohol is
segregated;
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) is not required to comply with §
57-4-101 (p) in the facility. A restaurant licensed under subdivision (32), limited service
restaurant licensed under subdivision (24), or caterer licensed under subdivision (6) is not
required to comply with § 57-4-101(p) in the facility, unless more than one (1) licensee is
providing beer or alcoholic beverages at the same time and in the same space in the facility.
Compliance with § 57-4-101(p) may include affixing stickers to the alcoholic beverage or
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beer container in lieu of serving the beverage in a labeled cup or glassware; provided, that a
sticker identifying the licensee is reasonably designed to stay affixed to a container;
(vii) Each licensee under this subdivision (29)( ) is independently liable for violations
committed by such licensee, and a separate licensee must not be held liable for the actions
of another licensee. This subdivision (29)( ) applies to actions brought by the commission
andthelocalbeerboard; •
(viii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may engage in any activity
related to the sale, dispensing, or giving away of alcoholic beverages and beer authorized
under the authority granted to a hotel, including§ 57-4-101(h) and§ 57-4-203(e)(2)(A); and
(ix) Any and all terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (29)( ) that
apply to licensees also apply to the beer permits of such licensees;
SECTION 13. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is located within an area designated pursuant to this subdivision (29)( )
situated on at least six (6) acres;
(b) Upon the completion of construction, which may occur in phases, contains
a mixed commercial and residential use development, at least one (1) hotel having a
minimum of one hundred (100) rooms, and mixed-use commercial buildings that
include retail shopping, office space, food and beverage retail offerings, some of
which may be operated by independent licensees, and indoor and outdoor dining
options, including open pla_za areas or -green sp_aces for dining and recreational
opportunities;
(c) Is located, in whole or in part, on the former site of an automobile
dealership;
(d) Is located adjacent to and west of Interstate 40 and has frontage access to
. Broadway west of the Broadway Historic District;
(e) Is located in a county with a metropolitan form of government having a
population of not less than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020
federal census or a subsequent federal census;
(f) Does not extend beyond one thousand feet (1,000') of the geographic
center of such designated area; and
(g) May contain areas that are separated by streets or other public or private
rights of way;
(ii) Facilities and individual licensees located within the designated premises,
hereinafter the "primary premises," and licensed under this subdivision (29)( ):
(a) May be either open to the public or only to members and authorized
guests; and
{b) Notwithstanding§ 57-4-101 (p):
(1) May include in its licensed primary premises, solely for purposes of
on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, unless otherwise provided
for herein, any or all of the property that constitutes the primary premises and
may include other separately licensed premises located within the boundary of
the primary premises. Such premises are not required to be contiguous.
Barriers controlling the ingress and egress to the primary premises or other
such premises are not required as long as adequate security or other
measures are sufficient to prevent customers from leaving such primary and
other premises with alcoholic beverages; and
(2) Are not required to use labeled cups and glassware, but must serve
alcoholic beverages and_ beer in compliance with the requirements of § 57-4-
101 (p), which must include affixing a sticker to the alcoholic beverage or beer
container in lieu of serving the beverage in a labeled cup or glassware;
provided, that a sticker identifying the franchisee or licensee, which is
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reasonably designed to stay affixed to a container, must comply with § 57-4-
101 (p );
(iii) Licensees located within the primary premises shall submit a diagram to the
commission that details the portion of the primary premises where the licensee intends to
serve alcoholic beverages. Such areas are not required to be contiguous;
(iv) The primary licensee and each licensee licensed under this subdivision (29)( )
may:
(a) Serve alcoholic beverages and beer for on-premises consumption, as well
as wine, high gravity beer, and beer in its original container, and spirit-based
beverages in original containers that do not exceed three hundred seventy-five
milliliters (375 ml) and an alcohol content that does not exceed fifteen percent (15%)
by volume, for on-premises consumption; and
(b) Offer food items for sale and seating for its customers;
(v) Facilities and individual licensees located within the primary premises, irrespective
of whether or not licensed under this subdivision (29)( ), may apply for and obtain a catering
license pursuant to subdivision (6) for purposes of selling alcoholic beverages at special
events within the primary premises; provided, that such facility shall comply with all
requirements to obtain such catering license, except the requirement to have a complete and
adequate commercial kitchen facility. The licensed premises of a catered event held by such
a licensed caterer may include the entire primary premises or a portion thereof designated
with the commission;
(vi) A licensee located within the primary premises may prohibit from the exclusive
portion of its premises food, beer, or alcoholic beverages that were not purchased from the
licensee;
(vii) This subdivision (29)( ) must not be construed to prohibit a person or entity
located within the primary premises from obtaining a license under this title that the person or
entity is otherwise eligible to obtain in accordance with this title;
(viii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may deliver alcoholic beverages
to any area within the licensed premises of the facility;
(ix) Each individual facility on the primary premises is independently liable for
violations committed by such facility, and a separate facility must not be held liable for the
actions of another facility;
(x) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this, title to the contrary, and subject to this
subdivision (29)( ), the premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() means for
beer permitting purposes any or all of the premises that constitutes the primary premises.
The provisions of this subdivision (29)( ) that apply to licensees for purposes of consuming
alcoholic beverages on the premises also apply to beer permittees; and
(xi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may hold any of the licenses
authorized under this subdivision (29)( ) and a beer permit, or may grant a franchise to one
(1) or more entities for any or all such licenses or beer permits. The licensee for the primary
premises or any of its franchisees licensed under this subdivision (29)( ), or a separate
licensee located within the primary premises, may store beer and alcoholic beverages in one
(1) or more central storage locations within the primary premises; provided, that each
separate licensee's inventory of beer and alcoholic beverages must be stored in a separately
locked cage or other storage area. The facility may also contract with a third party for the
management of all or a portion of the facility's food and beverage operations and service;
SECTION 14. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially or privately operated recreational facility that:
(a) Was established in 2004 as a residential golf community, situated on at
least one thousand four hundred forty (1,440) acres adjacent to a reservoir of the
Tennessee Valley Authority system on the Tennessee River named for a sand bar
located at the site of the dam prior to the dam's construction, and located less than
ten thousand feet (10,000') from a controlled-access highway of the Eisenhower
Interstate System and less than thirty'."two thousand feet (32,000') from a second
highway of the same interstate system;
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(b) Operates a golf course designed by an Australian professional golfer
having at least eighteen (18) holes for use by its members and their guests and that
may also be open to the public;
(c) Operates at least one (1) restaurant, a marina, an outdoor amphitheater,
hiking trails, and other amenities; and
(d) Is located in a county having a population of not less than fifty-four
thousand eight hundred (54,800) and not more than fifty-four thousand nine hundred
(54,900), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means any or all
of the property that constitutes the facility, including all indoor and outdoor areas of the
premises. The licensee shall designate the premises to be licensed by the commission by
filing a drawing of the premises, which may be amended by the licensee filing a subsequent,
amended drawing;
(iii) Physical barriers controlling the ingress and egress of a facility licensed under this
subdivision (29)() are not required as long as. adequate security, signage, or other measures
reasonably sufficient to deter customers from leaving the premises with alcoholic beverages
are used and maintained;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) is not required to comply with §
57-4-101(p), except at times and in areas where more than one (1) licensee is providing beer
or alcoholic beverages at the same time and in the same area in the facility. Compliance with
§ 57-4-101(p) includes affixing stickers to the alcoholic beverage or beer container in lieu of
serving the beverage in a labeled cup or glassware; provided, that a sticker identifying the
licensee is reasonably designed to stay affixed to a container;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may sell and serve beer and
alcoholic beverages from one (1) or more golf carts, vehicles, or trailers, provided the golf
cart, vehicle, or trailer is on the licensed premises;
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may engage in any activity related
to the sale, dispensing, or giving away of alcoholic beverages and beer authorized under the
authority granted to a hotel licensed under§§ 57-4-102, 57-4-101 (h), and 57-4-203(e)(2)(A)
for guest rooms and guest houses under management by the licensee or an affiliate of the
licensee;
(vii) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of a facility
licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means, for beer permitting purposes, any or all of the
property that constitutes the facility, including all indoor and outdoor areas of the premises.
The beer permittee shall designate the premises to be permitted by the local beer board by
filing a drawing of the premises, which may be amended by the beer permittee filing a
subsequent, amended drawing;
(viii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant one (1) or more
franchises for the provision of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on its
premises, and the holder of such franchise is deemed a licensee under this subdivision (29)(
). Licensees under this subdivision (29)( ) may exchange alcoholic beverage inventory,
provided that clear records of such exchanges are maintained and all taxes are reported and
paid; and
(ix) Each licensee under this subdivision (29)( ) is independently liable for violations
committed by such licensee, and a separate licensee must not be held liable for the actions
of another licensee. This subdivision (29)( )(ix) applies to actions brought by the commission
andthelocalbeerboa~;
SECTION 15. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Is a market and restaurant serving breakfast and lunch at least five (5) days
a week and is occasionally used in the evenings for special events;
(ii) Has seating for at least for,ty (40) persons and contains at least one
thousand eight hundred square feet (1,800 sq. ft.) of floor space on a property that is
eleven one-hundredths (.11) of an acre; and
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(iii) Is located within five hundred feet (500') of a community center and within
two-thousand five hundred feet (2,500') of a private university associated with the
Episcopal church located in a county having a population of not less than forty-two
thousand seven hundred (42,700) and not more than forty-two thousand eight
hundred (42,800), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 16. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
( )(i) A commercially operated multi-family residential complex that possesses the
following characteristics:
(a) The first phase of construction of three hundred forty (340) or more
residential dwelling units was completed prior to 2025, with a second phase of
four hundred twenty (420) or more residential dwelling units to be completed
thereafter in multiple structures, with a dog park featuring canine amenities, a
full-sized multisport simulator, an on-site barista, and a twenty-four-hour
wellness center that is located within two thousand eight hundred feet (2,800')
of a waterway that flows adjacent to a membership club with two (2) eighteen-
hole golf courses, within three thousand two hundred feet (3,200') of a
forested municipal park offering a loop trail, children's playground, and picnic
pavilion, within three thousand four hundred feet (3,400') of a public high
school established in 1996, and within a municipality with a population of not
less than eighty-three thousand, four hundred (83,400) nor more than eighty-
three thousand, five hundred (83,500), according to the 2020 or any
subsequentfederalcensus; or
(b) Having· at least four hundred and sixty (460) or more residential
dwelling units in multiple structures constructed in phases, with the first phase
completed prior to 2027, a resort-style spa, two (2) pools, a rooftop lounge,
and a staffed barista experience, located within two hundred fifty feet (250') of
a controlled-access highway of the Eisenhower Interstate System, within two
hundred fifty feet (250') of green space with walking trails, a lake, and an
amphitheater, within six hundred feet (600') of a creek, within one thousand
four hundred feet (1,400') of the North American headquarters of a publicly-
traded manufacturer of automobiles, and within a municipality with a
population of not less than eighty-three thousand, four hundred (83,400) nor
more than eighty-three thousand, five hundred (83,500), according to the 2020
or any subsequent census;
(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() is not required to prepare or
serve food or have a kitchen or dining room;
(iii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may
include exterior patios, gardens, lawns, swimming pools, and other recreation and
entertainment areas throughout the facility;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may be open to the public
or may limit admission to residents and their guests of the facility;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may contain structures that
are separated by streets or other public or private rights of way;
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may be issued one (1) or
more licenses for consumption on the premises;
(vii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may hold any of the
licenses authorized under this subdivision (29)( ) or may grant a franchise to one (1)
or more entities for any or all such licenses; and
(viii) All terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (29)( ) that
apply to licensees also apply to the beer permits of such licensees;
SECTION 17. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially or privately operated facility that:
(a) Is a for-profit membership-based social club, organized and existing under
the laws of this state, that is located in a county with not less than two hundred forty-
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seven thousand seven hundred (247,700) and not more than two hundred forty-seven
thousand eight hundred (247,800), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal
census;
(b) Is located in a building that is on the public square of a city that was
founded in 1799;
(c) Is located within four hundred feet (400') of a Greek Revival-style
courthouse that was built in 1858;
(d) Is located within four thousand feet (4,000') of a historic stove
manufacturing plant originally built in 1929;
(e) Is organized and operated exclusively for offering an upscale business
club environment for learning and networking, where members receive exclusive
access to amenities and opportunities in the region;
(f) Offers its members the ability to purchase all related services and
experiences through cash or credit card; and
(g) Does not discriminate against members or potential members or bona fide
guests of such members on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sex, age, religion,
or national origin;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means any or all
of the property that constitutes the facility, including any noncontiguous portions. The
licensee shall designate the premises to be licensed by the commission by filing a drawing of
the premises with the commission, which may be amended by the licensee filing a new
drawing;
(iii) Members of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may have personal
lockers on the premises of the facility where they store bottles of alcoholic beverages that
they bring themselves or bottles of wine that they purchase from the facility;
(iv) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of a facility
licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means, for beer permitting purposes, any or all of the
property that constitutes the facility as designated in this subdivision (29)( ). The beer
permittee shall designate the premises to be permitted by the local beer board by filing a
drawing of the premises with such board, which may be amended by the beer permittee filing
a new drawing;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may serve alcoholic beverages and
beer anywhere on the premises, including noncontiguous portions of the premises; and
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the
holder of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (29)( );
SECTION 18. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(10), is amended by deleting
the subdivision ~nd substituting the following:
(A) "Commercial airline travel club" means an organization established and operated
by or for a commercial airline as defined in this section for the convenience and comfort of
airline passengers;
(B) "Commercial airline travel club" also means an organization established and
operated by or for a terminal building of a commercial air carrier airport as defined in this
section for the convenience and comfort of airline passengers; and
(C) A commercial airline travel club may hold one (1) or more licenses authorized
under this subdivision (10) or m~y grant a franchise to one (1) or more entities for any or all
such licenses; provided, that the license fee required to be paid by commercial airline travel
clubs pursuant to § 57-4-301 must be paid for each separate facility that may be covered
under a license issued pursuant to this subdivision (10);
SECTION 19. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated independent and assisted living facility with individual
living unit apartments for residents and a dining room for residents and their guests that:
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(a) Operates between one hundred ninety (190) and two hundred (200)
individual living unit apartments for residents, and is located less than nine hundred
feet (900') from a farm having more than thirty (30) acres, less than four hundred feet
(400') south of the county line, less than one hundred fifty feet (150') from a street
named after a place of worship, and in a county with a population of not less than two
hundred forty-seven thousand seven hundred (247,700) and not more than two
hundred forty-seven thousand eight hundred (247,800), according to the 2020 or a
subsequent federal census;
(b) Operates between one hundred seventy-five (175) and one hundred
eighty-five (185) individual living unit apartments for residents, and is located on a
state route adjacent to Stonemeade Stream, less than one thousand three hundred
feet (1,300') from a public school, between four thousand feet (4,000') and five
thousand feet (5,000') northeast of the terminus of a recreational road and scenic
drive that is administered by the national park service, and in a county with a
metropolitan form of government with a population of not less than five hundred
thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(c) Operates between one hundred eighty-five (185) and one hundred ninety-
five (195) individual living unit apartments for residents, and is located adjacent to a
deed-restricted residential community with over one thousand (1,000) residential units
that is named for the protective care of a deity, adjacent to a greenway sharing a
common name with the deed-restricted residential community, less than one
thousand feet (1,000') from a highway maintenance facility that has limited access
ingress and egress to the eastern bound lanes of a controlled-access highway of the
Eisenhower Interstate System, and in a county with a population of not less than one
hundred forty-seven thousand seven hundred (147,700) and not more than one
hundred forty-seven thousand eight hundred (147,800), according to the 2020 or a
subsequent federal census;
(d) Operates between one hundred seventy (170) and one hundred eighty
(180) individual living unit apartments for residents, and is located less than three
thousand feet (3,000') from a public school, less than three thousand feet (3,000')
from Puckett Creek, less than three thousand two hundred feet (3,200') from Puckett
Cemetery, and in a county with a population of not less than three hundred forty-one
thousand four hundred (341,400) and not more than three hundred forty-one
thousand five hundred (341,500), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal
census;or
(e) Operates between one hundred ninety (190) and two hundred (200)
individual living unit apartments for residents, and is located at the intersection of a
federal highway and a street named after a log home constructed before 1850 that is
now a historical site, less than one thousand feet (1,000') from an eighteen-hole
public golf course with a driving range and clubhouse that has been in existence for
over fifty (50) years, and in a county having a population of more than nine hundred
thousand (900,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(ii) The premises of a facility identified in subdivision (29)( )(i)(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e)
must be individually licensed by the commission and such a licensed premises under this
subdivision (29)( ) means any and all of the property that constitutes the facility. A licensee
shall designate the premises to be licensed by the commission by filing a drawing of the
premises, which may be amended by the licensee filing a new drawing;
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the
holder of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under subdivision (29)( ); and
(iv) Any and all terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (29)( ) that
apply to licensees also apply to the beer permits of such licensees;
SECTION 20. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated retirement center facility that:
(i) Is located in a county with a metropolitan form of government having a
population of not less than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or
a subsequent federal census; ·•
(ii) Is situated on at least eight (8) acres;
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(iii) Contains a full-service restaurant and offers multiple additional dining and
beverage service options, some of which may be operated by independent licensees,
and which offers to the facility's residents and their guests food, non-alcoholic
beverages, alcoholic beverages, and beer, including wine and alcoholic beverage
tastings;
(iv) Contains a rooftop bar and lounge, a wellness center with an indoor pool,
an outdoor recreational area with views of a lake, and at least one hundred (100)
individual living apartments;
(v) The premises of any facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means
any or all of the property that constitutes the facility. A licensee shall designate the
premises to be licensed by the commission by filing a drawing of the premises, which
may be amended by the licensee filing a new drawing;
(vi) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of the
facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means, for beer permitting purposes,
any or all of the property that constitutes the facility. The beer permittee shall
designate the premises to be permitted by the local beer board by filing a drawing of
the premises, which may be amended by the beer permittee filing a new drawing; and
(vii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise to
one (1) or more entities, and such franchisee is deemed to be a licensee under this
subdivision (29)( ). The licensee or any of its franchisees licensed under this
subdivision (29)( ), or another licensee located within the premises, may store beer
and alcoholic beverages in one (1) or more central storage locations within the
premises; provided, that each separate licensee's inventory of beer and alcoholic
beverages must be stored in a separately locked cage or other storage area. The
facility may also contract with a third party for the management of all or a part of the
facility's food and beverage operations and service;
SECTION 21. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is located on property situated on at least fourteen (14) acres and that sits
north of and less than two (2) miles away from, as measured in a straight-line
distance, the Tennessee River;
(b) Upon the completion of construction, which may occur in phases, contains
a baseball stadium having a seating capacity of at least six thousand (6,000) and
which is intended to serve as the home stadium for a minor league baseball team as
well as a venue for other entertainment events such as concerts;
(c) Is located, in whole or in part, on the former site of a food manufacturing
facility;
(d) Contains mixed-use buildings that include residential apartment units, retail
shopping, food and beverage dining and takeaway options, some of which may be
operated by independent licensees, indoor and outdoor seating areas, and open
plaza areas or green spaces for dining and recreational opportunities;
(e) Is located in a home rule municipality with a population of not less than one
hundred ninety thousand seven hundred (190,700) and not more than one hundred
ninety thousand eight hundred (190,800), according to the 2020 or a subsequent
federal census;
(f) Does not extend beyond one thousand five-hundred feet (1,500') of the
geographic center of the designated premises;
(g) May contain areas that are separated by streets or other public or private
rights of way; and
(h) Has received approval for the facility's area diagram and general plan for
the facility's sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages and beer;
(ii) Facilities and individual licensees located within primary premises designated
under this subdivision (29)( ), hereinafter the "primary premises":
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(a) May be open to the public or only to members and authorized guests; and
(b) Notwithstanding§ 57-4-101 (p):
( 1) May include in the licensed primary premises, solely for purposes
of on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, unless otherwise
provided for herein, any or all of the property that constitutes the primary
premises and may include other separately licensed premises located within
the boundary of the primary premises. Such premises are not required to be
contiguous. Barriers controlling the ingress and egress to the primary
premises or other such premises are not required as long as adequate
security or other measures that are readily identifiable by members of the
public and law enforcement personnel and sufficient to prevent customers
from leaving such primary and other premises with alcoholic beverages are
used and maintained; and
(2) Are not required to use labeled cups and glassware, but must serve
alcoholic beverages and beer in compliance with the requirements of § 57-4-
101 (p), which shall include affixing a sticker to the alcoholic beverage or beer
container in lieu of serving the beverage in a labeled cup or glassware;
provided, that a sticker identifying the franchisee or licensee, which is
reasonably designed to stay affixed to a container, must comply with § 57-4-
101 (p );
(iii) The licensee of the primary premises shall submit a diagram to the commission
which details that portion of the primary premises where the licensee intends to serve
alcoholic beverages, which areas are not required to be contiguous;
(iv) The primary licensee and each licensee licensed under this subdivision (29)( )
may:
(a) Serve all manner of alcoholic beverages and beer allowable under this title
by-the-drink and for on-premise consumption, as well as wine, high gravity beer, and
beer in its original container, and spirit-based beverages in original containers that do
not exceed three hundred seventy-five milliliters (375 ml) and an alcohol content that
does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) by volume, for on-premises consumption; and
(b) Offer food items for sale and seating for its customers;
(v) Facilities and individual licensees located within the primary premises, irrespective
of whether or not licensed under this subdivision (29)( ), may apply for and obtain a catering
license pursuant to subdivision (6) for purposes of selling alcoholic beverages at special
events within the primary premises; provided, that such facility shall comply with all
requirements to obtain such catering license, except the requirement to have a complete and
adequate commercial kitchen facility pursuant to subdivision (6). The licensed premises of a
catered event held by such a licensed caterer may include the entire primary premises or a
portion thereof designated with the commission;
(vi) A licensee located within the primary premises may prohibit from the exclusive
portion of its premises food, beer, or alcoholic beverages which were not purchased from the
licensee;
(vii) This subdivision (29)( ) must not be construed to prohibit a person or entity
located within the primary premises from obtaining another license under this title 57 that the
person or entity is otherwise eligible to obtain pursuant to law;
(viii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may deliver alcoholic beverages
to any area within the licensed premises of the facility;
(ix) Each individual facility on the primary premises is independently liable for
violations committed by such facility, and a separate facility must not be held liable for the
actions of another facility;
(x) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, and subject to this
subdivision (29)( ), the premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) mean for
beer permitting purposes any or all of the premises that constitutes the primary premises.
The provisions of this subdivision (29)( ) that apply to licensees for purposes of consuming
alcoholic beverages on the premises also apply to beer permittees; •
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(xi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may hold any of the licenses
authorized under this subdivision (29)( ) and a beer permit, or may grant a franchise to one
(1) or more entities for any or all such licenses or beer permits. The licensee for the primary
premises or any of its franchisees licensed under this subdivision (29)( ), or a separate
licensee located within the primary premises, may store beer and alcoholic beverages in one
(1) or more central storage locations within the primary premises; provided, that each
separate licensee's inventory of beer and alcoholic beverages must be stored in a separately
locked cage or other storage area. The facility may also contract with a third party for the
management of all or part of the facility's food and beverage operations and service; and
(xii) A license may only be initially issued to a facility under this subdivision (29)( )
after the governing body of the municipality in which the premises is located adopts an
ordinance or resolution stating the governing body's approval and forwards a copy of the
ordinance or resolution to the commission. Such an ordinance or resolution may limit the
serving of alcoholic beverages or beer to certain hours in the outdoor, common areas of the
facility premises that are not exclusive to an individual licensee and that may be more
restrictive than serving hours authorized under a license or permit otherwise authorized by
law;
SECTION 22. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Operates as a hotel and is located in a historic building, constructed as
early as 1906, that served at different points in time as a bordello, a bath house, and
a boarding house;
(b) Offers sleeping accommodations for adequate pay to travelers and guests
whether transient, permanent, or residential, totaling ten (10) or more rooms;
(c) Has a restaurant where meals are regularly served with one (1) or more
public dining rooms, adequate and sanitary kitchen facilities, and seating both indoors
and outdoors, for not less than fifty (50) persons;
(d) Is located approximately one thousand feet (1,000') from a navigable
waterway, approximately one thousand one hundred feet (1, 100') from a former motel
that now serves as a museum for American civil rights history, and approximately
seven hundred feet (700') from the administrative offices for the largest three-service
municipal utility in the United States; and
(e) Is located in a county having a population of not less than nine hundred
thousand (900,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the
holder of such franchise is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (29)( ); and
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() may engage in any activity related
to the sale, dispensing, or giving away of alcoholic beverages and beer authorized under the
authority granted to a hotel under chapter 4 of this title, including §§ 57-4-101 (h) and 57-4-
203( e )(2)(A);
SECTION 23. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
() A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Was established in 2018, is situated on twenty-three (23) acres, and is
located approximately one (1) mile from the Nolichucky River;
(ii) Operates a restored historic farmhouse of approximately three thousand
five hundred square feet (3,500 sq. ft.} that was constructed between 1830 and 1835
and that is on the national register of historic places; a creekside barn of
approximately seven thousand square feet (7,000 sq. ft.) that serves as an indoor
event space and that features a hand-finished tin ceiling, three (3) chandeliers, and a
limestone fireplace; and seven (7) RV power sources;
(iii) Offers catering services and seating for two hundred (200) patrons, with
patio seating for an additional fifty (50) patrons;
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(iv) Offers overnight accommodations for twenty-seven (27) patrons;
(v) Features other structures built in the 1830s such as a smoke house, spring
house, grist mill, and general store;
(vi) Serves as a venue for weddings, corporate events, showers, parties,
retreats, fundraising and community events, and similar events; and
(vii) Is located in a county with a population of not less than one hundred
thirty-three thousand (133,000) and not more than one hundred thirty-three thousand
one hundred (133,100), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 24. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially or privately operated facility that:
(a) Is located in a residential golf course community situated on one (1) or
more parcels of land that totals at least seven hundred (700) acres;
(b) Is located on property all or part of which is situated adjacent to U.S.
Highway 431;
(c) Is located on property all or part of which is located within one (1) mile from
a county with a population of not less than two hundred forty-seven thousand seven
hundred (247,700) and not more than two hundred forty-seven thousand eight
hundred (247,800), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(d) Operates a golf course having at least eighteen (18) holes for use by its
members and their guests;
(e) Has at least seventy-five (75) dues-paying members who pay dues of at
least five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year;
(f) Does not discriminate against members or potential members or bona fide
guests of such members on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sex, age, religion,
or national origin; and
(g) Is located in a county with a population of not less than one hundred
thousand nine hundred (100,900) and not more than one hundred one thousand
(101,000), according to the 2020 or any subsequent federal census;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means any or all
of the property that constitutes the facility, including any subsequently constructed buildings
or subsequently acquired contiguous property. The licensee shall designate the premises to
be licensed by the commission by filing a drawing of the premises, which may be amended
by the licensee filing a new drawing;
(iii) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of a facility
licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) means, for beer permitting purposes, any or all of the
property that constitutes the facility as designated in this subdivision (29)( ). The beer
permittee shall designate the premises to be permitted by the local beer board by filing a
drawing of the premises, which may. be amended by the beer permittee filing a new drawing;
(iv) Members of a facility licensed under this subdivision (29)() are permitted to have
personal lockers on the premises of the facility where they may store bottles of wine that they
bring themselves or that they purchase from the facility;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises, and the holder
of such franchise shall also be considered a licensee under this subdivision (29)( ); and
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (29)( ) may obtain a license as a caterer
under subdivision (6);
SECTION 25. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that is a private club and that:
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(i) Has been in operation for over fifteen (15) years and is located
approximately eight (8) miles east of Interstate 65 off of Highway 96;
(ii) Is situated on approximately five (5) acres, consisting of several buildings,
including a historic church that is a venue for weddings, memorial services, and
similar events;
(iii) Has a five thousand square foot (5,000 sq. ft.) clubhouse with a restaurant
that is a private dining facility that serves as a special events venue and as a meeting
center for homeowners' associations and other groups, and has a heated pool, large
cabana, weight room, and stand-alone restroom building;
(iv) Employs a full-time staff; and
(v) Is located in a county with a population of not less than two hundred forty-
seven thousand seven hundred (247,700) and not more than two hundred forty-seven
thousand eight hundred (247,800), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal
census;
SECTION 26. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(29), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Was established in 2019 and is situated on forty-nine and one-quarter
(49.25) acres;
(ii) Operates an RV resort and campground, two (2) resort pools, two (2) bath
house facilities, two (2) laundry facilities, a fishing pond, deli restaurant, event center,
and office building;
(iii) Operates a facility with approximately forty-three thousand square feet
(43,000 sq. ft.);
(iv) Has restaurant seating for twenty (20) patrons, patio seating for twenty-
five (25) patrons, and additional seating in an atrium for sixty-four (64) patrons;
(v) Offers lodging consisting of thirty-two (32) rooms and one hundred fifty-
seven (157) RV sites, with an additional forty-five (45) lodging beds to be built in or
after 2026;
(vi) Was previously used as a church and is currently used as an office and
event center, containing a store, game room, laundry facilities, and gym;
(vii) Serves as an event center for charities, proms, concerts, weddings,
meetings, rallies, and showers;
(viii) Offers activities such as camping, glamping, community events, and a
farmer's market; and
(ix) Is located in a municipality with a population of not less than seventeen
thousand eight hundred eighty (17,880) and not more than seventeen thousand eight
hundred ninety (17,890), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 27. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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