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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 61

                                                     SENATE BILL NO. 320

                                                             By Massey

                                             Substituted for: House Bill No. 823

 By Lafferty, Littleton, McKenzie, Crawford, Wright, Renea Jones, Garringer, Davis, Helton-Haynes,
                                       Hakeem, Eldridge, Greg Martin, McCalmon

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102, relative to consumption of alcoholic
          beverages on the premises.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(37)(A)(iv), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting instead:

                    (iv) The facility is located in a municipality or county having a population in excess of
          three hundred fifty thousand (350,000), according to the 2020 federal census or any
          subsequent federal census; provided, that a facility located in a county having a population of
          not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three
          hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 or a subsequent
          federal census, must not be issued a license after March 1, 2030. The law enforcement agency
          that has jurisdiction over a sports authority facility located in a county having a population of
          not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three
          hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 or a subsequent
          federal census, shall provide an annual report to the general assembly, on or before January
          1, detailing any public safety issues related to the facility, including instances of driving under
          the influence, public intoxication, and vandalism;

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 320

PASSED:  March 17, 2025

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                         •  - ' ~~~McNALLY

                            SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                            CAMERON~TON,SPEAKER
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this {).'S_,&.._ day of C!".)Qi.V'{~  2025

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