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, Cha, the official text

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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 833

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1816
                                                             By Powers

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 1803
                                                      By McCalmon, Behn

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, Chapter 3, relative to manufacturing of
          alcohol.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-3-101, is amended by deleting

subdivisions (a)(13) and (a)(14) and substituting instead:
                    (13) "Manufacture" means:
                              (A) Brewing high alcohol content beer;
                              (8) Distilling distilled spirits;
                              (C) Rectifying distilled spirits;
                              (D) Bottling distilled spirits; or
                              (E) Operating a winery;
                    (14) "Manufacturer" means:
                              (A) A brewer of high alcohol content beer;
                              (8) A distiller;
                              (C) A rectifier;
                              (D) A bottler of distilled spirits; or
                              (E) A vintner;

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 1816

PASSED:  April 13, 2026

                                               RAND)\McNALLY
                                  SPEAKER OF TH°E SENA TE

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                            CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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         day of                           2026

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                      BILL LEE, GOVERNOR