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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1074
SENATE BILL NO. 1620
By Briggs
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1652
By Eldridge, Littleton, Harris
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(14), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) "Community theater" includes a facility or theater that:
(i) Was established in 1987 and is situated on approximately sixty-eight (68)
acres;
(ii) Operates as a community theater and includes access to amenities such
as a fitness center, gymnasium, recreational fields and courts, playgrounds, trails,
and picnic facilities;
(iii) Has twelve thousand seven hundred eighteen square feet (12,718 sq. ft.);
(iv) Has a theater seating capacity for three hundred fifty-two (352) patrons;
(v) Serves as a venue for community and cultural events; and
(vi) Is situated in H. W. Cox Park and located in a municipality with a
population of not less than fifty-one thousand three hundred twenty (51,320) and not
more than fifty-one thousand three hundred thirty (51,330), according to the 2020 or a
subsequent federal census;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A for-profit recreational club that:
(i) Operates a public nine-hole golf course that is situated on approximately
sixty-two (62) acres;
(ii) Contains a clubhouse, pro shop, and other facilities with one thousand six
hundred square feet (1,600 sq. ft.) and seating for ten (10) patrons; and
(iii) Is situated adjacent to the Harpeth River in a municipality with a population
of not less than eighty-three thousand four hundred fifty (83,450) and not more than
eighty~three thousand four hundred sixty (83,460}, according to the 2020 or a
subsequent federal census;
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
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(i) Is a full-service restaurant and lounge with two thousand six hundred
seventy square feet (2,670 sq. ft.) and seating for forty (40) patrons, patio seating for
sixteen (16) patrons, and additional seating for twenty-four (24) patrons;
(ii) Is situated on the east side of Stonehenge Drive in a mall located across
the street from a racquet sports complex within the Fairfield Glade golf community;
and
(iii) Is located in a county with a population of not less than sixty-one thousand
one hundred (61,100) and not more than sixty-one thousand two hundred (61,200),
according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( )(i) A commercial or private facility operated by a for-profit membership-based social
club, organized and existing under the laws of this state, that:
(a) Is located in a county with a population of more than nine hundred
thousand (900,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(b) Is located less than four hundred feet (400') from a recording studio
that has produced Grammy- and Oscar-winning music and was co-founded by
a Memphis University School alumnus who also founded a worldwide parcel
delivery service based in the county in which the facility is located;
(c) Is located less than two thousand feet (2,000') from a public park
with a nine-hole golf course, a pond, an art museum, and a plaza dedicated to
veterans;
(cl) Is located in a former custom cabinet shop that produced wooden
millwork, including cabinets, in the facility;
(e) Has a kitchen for the preparation of food or for the service of
catered food, located within the facility or in the parking lot; and
(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;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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 with
the commission, which may be amended by the licensee filing a new drawing;
(iii) Members of a facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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 or bring themselves;
(iv) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of a
facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) means, for beer permitting purposes,
any or all of the property that constitutes the facility as designated pursuant to
subdivision (30)( )(ii). 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; and
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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
(30)( );
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision: •
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Operates a marina that offers boating facilities and services on Dale Hollow
Reservoir housed in approximately six thousan~ square feet (6,000 sq. ft.);
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(ii) Provides lodging for guests with twenty-eight (28) units and ninety (90)
beds;
(iii) Operates a restaurant with seating for eighty (80) patrons and patio
seating for forty (40) patrons;
(iv) Serves as an event venue and hosts boat shows and fishing tournaments;
(v) Offers boat and watercraft rentals, swimming, and similar water sports; and
(vi) Is situated adjacent to the L.B. Hassler Memorial Bridge off of State
Highway 111 in a county with a population of not less than five thousand (5,000) and
not more than five thousand one hundred (5,100), according to the 2020 or a
subsequent federal census;
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Is a master-planned development situated on sixty-seven (67) acres;
(ii) Offers lodging in the form of eighteen (18) private bedrooms, five (5)
treehouses, two (2) family units that are pet-friendly, and seven (7) luxury units;
(iii) Serves as an event venue with outdoor, climate-controlled seating for one
hundred sixty-five (165) patrons, additional seating on two (2) patios, and a wedding
venue that has seating for at least two hundred (200) guests;
(iv) Offers activities, including axe throwing, archery, outdoor games,
workshops, scheduled guided experiences, educational workshops, music, trivia,
dinners, walking paths, gathering spaces, outdoor seating areas, and landscaped
grounds for guest enjoyment; and
(v) Is located in a county with a population of not less than four hundred
seventy-eight thousand nine hundred (478,900) and not more than four hundred
seventy-nine thousand (479,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal
census;
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Operates a restaurant, store, and bar in a two-story building with
approximately four thousand eight hundred square feet (4,800 sq. ft.) and that was
established in 2024;
•(ii) Is situated on less than one (1) acre;
(iii) Offers restaurant seating for one hundred sixteen (116) patrons and patio
~eating_ for twenty-four (24) patrons;
(iv) Is a venue for live entertainment and private functions; and
(v) Is located approximately seven (7) miles from Tims Ford Lake in a county
with 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 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
() A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Is located on one hundred seventy-eight (178) acres and operates an
eighteen-hole golf course designed by Arthur Hills, driving range, practice facility,
restaurant, and bar;
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(ii) Has restaurant seating for forty (40) patrons and patio seating for fifteen
(15) patrons;
(iii) Has a clubhouse of approximately four thousand five hundred square feet
(4,500 sq. ft.) and an event barn of approximately three thousand square feet (3,000
sq. ft.); and
(iv) Is situated on both sides of the French Broad River and located in part in a
county with a population of not less than four hundred seventy-eight thousand nine
hundred (478,900) and not more than four hundred seventy-nine thousand (479,000),
according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Was established in 2024, that is situated on seventy (70) acres, and that
contains improvements to real property of ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.) or
more;
(ii) Operates a grand hall, barn, honeymoon suite, and an additional large
house;
(iii) Offers restaurant seating for three hundred (300) patrons and patio seating
for one hundred thirty (130) patrons;
(iv) Offers fifteen (15) rooms for lodging;
(v) Was originally a homestead built in 1970;
(vi) Serves as a venue for weddings, corporate events, pageants, and similar
events; and
(vii) Is located within one (1) mile of the Pigeon River in a county with a
population of not less than thirty-five thousand nine hundred (35,900) and not more
than thirty-six thousand (36,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal
census;
SECTION 10. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Is situated on approximately eighty-two one hundredths (0.82) acres and
that was established in 2004;
(ii) Contains four thousand nine hundred eight square feet (4,908 sq. ft.) and
restaurant seating for one hundred (100) patrons; and
(iii) Is located in a municipality with a population of not less than nine hundred
ten (910) and not more than nine hundred nineteen (919), according to the 2020 or a
subsequent federal census;
SECTION 11. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is a restaurant open to the general public with a designated private club
area within the licensed premises;
(b) Is located on real property on the southern side of Division Street and is
more than two hundred sixty feet (260') from 19th Avenue South, no more than two
hundred five feet (205') from Chet Atkins Place, and no less than seventy feet (70') or
more than eighty-five feet (85') from the closest corner of the intersection of Lyle
Avenue and Division Street;
(c) Includes a building that is no less than two (2) stories tall;
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(cl) Contains a restaurant open to the general public with at least fifteen (15)
seats combined, both indoors and outdoors, that serves meals on a weekly basis,
except during closures for private groups or events and during general maintenance
and remodeling by the owners or managers; provided, that, food services are
available during times that alcoholic beverages are being served; and
(e) 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 census;
(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may operate as a private club
under such license and obtain a beer permit, may sell alcoholic beverages and beer to
members and guests on an exclusive basis, and may allow exclusive access to the private
club on a limited basis and not to the general public;
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may serve alcoholic beverages to
patrons or allow private locker services to members located within an area designated for
members only, and may provide bottle service to members within the area designated for
members only, subject to complying with age requirements and preventing overconsumption
by patrons;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may obtain a license as a caterer
under subdivision (6);
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may designate an area on the
second floor of the facility as a cigar bar or lounge for the use of private club patrons who are
twenty-one (21) years of age or older;
(vii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) shall provide adequate security
during the regular hours of operation; and
(viii) A facility licensed under this subdivision .(30)( ) is not required to meet a gross
revenue percentage requirement for food service as .a prerequisite to. the issuance of a
license to serve liquor by the drink; provided, however, that a facility applying for the renewal
of its licen~e under this subdivision (30)( ) must pay the appropriate license fee due under §
57-4-301(o)(1)(W) when the gross revenue from the previous year derived from food sales is
fifty percent (50%) or less than the gross revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages;
SECTION 12. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(35), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) "Retirement center" also means a facility that:
(a) Is located in a county with a metropolitan form of government having a
population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or a
subsequent federal census;
(b) Is situated on at least nine-tenths (0.9) of an acre and is located south of
Interstate 440 and west of Hillsboro Pike; •
(c) Contains at least one (1) full-service restaurant with a seating capacity for
at least one hundred (100) persons and offers multiple additional dining and beverage
service options, some of whi~h may be operated by independent licensees; and
(cl) Contains a cinema, art studio, dog park, exercise room, landscaped
terraces, transportation options, a pool, on-site entertainment events, a putting green,
a life safety fire and rescue tank, an underground parking garage, .and at least one
hundred (100) individual living apartments which include independent living, assisted
living, and memory care support;
(ii) The premises of any facility licensed under thi.s subdivision (35)( ) means any or all
of the property that constitutes the facility, including outdoor areas used· for dining and
recreational purposes and any portion of the premises utilized by an independent licensee. A
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
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drawing. A facility licensed under this subdivision (35)( ), including an independent licensee,
may deliver alcoholic beverages to any area within the licensed premises of the facility;
(iii) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of the facility
licensed under this subdivision (35)( ) 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 with the board, which
may be amended by the beer permittee filing a new drawing;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (35)( ) may grant a franchise to one (1) or
more entities, and such franchisee is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (35)( ).
The licensee or any of its franchisees licensed under this subdivision (35)( ), 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;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (35)( ), including any independent
licensee located within the facility, may be either open to the public or only to members or
residents and authorized guests and may offer seating to its customers; and, notwithstanding
§ 57-4-101 (p):
(a) 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
(b) Are not required to use labeled cups and glassware, unless the facility
includes service and sales by an independent licensee, who must serve alcoholic
beverages and beer in compliance with the requirements of § 57-4-101, including
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); and
(vi) The primary licensee and any independent licensee located on the premises may
serve spirit-based beverages in original containers that do not exceed four hundred seventy-
five milliliters (475 ml) with an alcohol content that does not exceed fifteen percent (15%)
alcohol by volume, for on-premises consumption;
SECTION 13. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Was founded in 2019 and contains three thousand one hundred sixty-two
square fe~t (3,162 sq. ft.);
(ii) Operates as a cigar lounge in a historic building that was originally built in
1900;
(iii) Has a renovated upstairs and patios with seating for patrons on both
floors;
(iv) Serves as an event venue for birthday and wedding parties, music,
wedding showers, and office, retirement, and sports watch parties;
(v) Is close in proximity to the Appalachian Mountains, the Ocoee River and
Parksville Lake, and the head of the Trail of Tears; and
(vi) Is located in a municipality with a population of not less than forty-seven
thousand three hundred fifty (47,350) and not more than forty-seven thousand three
hundred sixty (47,360), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
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SECTION 14. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the..
following new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Operates a rafting adventure resort established in 2011 that is situated on
five (5) acres and that has a primary building of approximately two thousand square
feet (2,000 sq. ft.);
(ii) Offers food service with seating for thirty (30) patrons and additional patio
seating for one hundred (100) patrons;
(iii) Offers twenty-five (25) cabins for rent that contain one hundred (100)
beds;
(iv) Serves as an event venue for weddings, music festivals, fundraisers, and
similar events;
(v) Offers activities such as camping, rafting, hiking, and convenient access to
the Appalachian Trail and the Nolichucky River; and
(vi) Is located in a county with a population of not less than seventeen
thousand nine hundred (17,900) and not more than seventeen thousand nine
hundred thirty-five (17,935), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 15. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(31), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( )(i) "Premises" includes the area described in subdivision (31 )( )(i) when referring to
one (1) or more establishments licensed under this chapter or this subdivision (31 )( )
and such establishments are located:
(a) Within the central business improvement district 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; and
(b) On property situated on at least one and one-half (1-.5) acres that is
bordered to the north by Wall Avenue, to the east by Strong Street, to the west
by Walnut Street, and to the south by Union Avenue; that is located no more
than three thousand five hundred feet (3,500') in a straight-line distance
measurement from the nearest bank of the Tennessee River; that may contain
areas that are located on public property and areas that are separated by
streets or other public or private rights-of-way; and that does not extend
beyond one thousand feet (1,000') of the geographic center of the premises
described in subdivision(31)( )(i);
(ii) The granting of a license for a business located within or adjacent to the
boundaries of the area described in subdivision (31 )( )(i) does not preclude the
granting of another license to another establishment located within or adjacent to
such area;
(iii) Individual existing licensees located within the premises designated under
this subdivision (31)( ), hereinafter the "primary premises," and licensees granted a
license pursuant to this subdivision (31)( ):
(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 premises, solely for purposes of
on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, unless otherwise
provided for in this subdivision (31 )( ), any or all of the property that
constitutes the primary premises and may include other separately
licensed premises or any other premises licensed or not located within
the boundary of the primary premises or immediately adjacent to the
licensed premises. Such premises are not required to be contiguous.
•Barriers controlling the ingress and egress to the primary premises or
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other such premises are not required as long as adequate security or
other measures, readily identifiable by members of the public and law
enforcement personnel, 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 § 57-4-
101 (p), which includes affixing a sticker to the alcoholic beverage or
beer container in lieu of serving the beverage in 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);
(iv) A licensee located within the primary premises shall submit a diagram to
the commission and to the local beer board that details the portion of the primary
premises where the licensee intends to serve alcoholic beverages and beer, which
areas are not required to be contiguous;
(v) A licensee located within the primary premises may:
(a) Serve alcoholic beverages and beer 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 four hundred seventy-five milliliters (475 ml) and an alcohol content
that does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) alcohol by volume, -for on-premises
consumption; and
(b) Offer food items for sale and seating for its customers;
(vi) Licensees located within the primary premises, irrespective of whether or
not licensed under this subdivision (31)( }, may apply for and obtain a catering license
pursuant to subdivision (6) for purposes of selling alcoholic beverages at special
events or for other catering uses within the primary premises; provided, that such
licensee 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;
(vii) 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;
(viii) This subdivision (31 )( ) does not prohibit a person or entity located within
the primary premises from obtaining another license under this title that the person or
entity is otherwise eligible to obtain pursuant to law;
(ix) A licensee within the primary premises may deliver alcoholic beverages to
any area within the licensed premises of the facility;
(x) Each licensee within the primary premises is independently liable for
violations committed by such licensee, and a separate licensee must not be held
liable for the actions of another licensee;
(xi) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, and subject to this
subdivision (31)( ), the primary premises and the premises of a licensee under this
subdivision (31)() mean for be~r permitUng purposes any or all of the premises that
constitutes the primary premises. The provisions of this subdivision (31 )( ) that apply
to licensees for purposes of consuming alcoholic beverages on the premises also
apply to beer permittees;
(xii) A licensee within the primary premises may hold any of the licenses
authorized under this subdivision (31 )( ) and a beer permit and 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. A
licensee may also contract with a third party for the management of all or part of the
li~ensee's food and beverage _operations and service; and
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(xiii) Notwithstanding this subdivision (31 )( ) to the contrary, the special events
office of a municipality may regulate the specific areas of the primary premises which
are located outside of the exclusively leased premises of any licensee within the
primary premises where alcohol and beer sales, service, and consumption may take
place. Such regulation may include the allowable days, times, and duration of alcohol
and beer sales, service, and consumption within the non-exclusive areas located
within the primary premises as well as the establishment of reasonable minimum
insurance requirements and other requirements as necessary for the protection of
public health, safety, and welfare;
SECTION 16. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Was established in 2026 on a parcel that is at least one and one-half (1.5)
acres;
(b) Consists of a single building of approximately twelve thousand square feet
(12,000 sq. ft.) that was previously used as a theater with seating for at least three
hundred (300) guests and multiple outlets serving food and drink; and
. (c) Is located on U.S. Highway 441 within four hundred feet (400') of a
cemetery and within two hundred fifty feet (250') of a bend in the West Prong of the
Little Pigeon River in a county having a population of not less .than ninety-eight
thousand three hundred (98,300) and not more than ninety-eight thousand four
hundred (98,400}, according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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 (30)( ) 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
(30)( );
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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) Each licensee under this subdivision (30)( ) 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 (30)( ) applies to actions brought by the commission
andthelocalbeerboard; and
(vi) Any and all terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (30)( ) that
apply to lic~nsees also apply to the beer permits of such licensees;
SECTION 17. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is open to the public or only to members and authorized guests;
(b) Is located in a building that was constructed before 191 o; was once the
largest reinforced concrete industrial ·warehouse in the world, was once warehouse
space for wholesale grocers and a locally owned business that sold a nationally
known brand of coffee named for a renowned hotel located in the same municipality,
contains over four hundred thousand square feet (400,000 sq. ft.}, is located within
one hundred twenty feet (120') of a commercial railway, is located within eight
hundred fifty feet (850') southeast of Broadway, and is located within eight hundred
fifty feet (850') west of a downtown convention center;
(c) Is a social club with weapon firing ranges used for simulated firearms;
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(d) Contains a restaurant, lounge, and retail space; 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) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may include in its licensed
premises a balcony or other outdoor area on which members and authorized guests may
smoke cigars; provided, that reasonable measures are in place to prevent the infiltration of
smoke into interior areas; and
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may hold any of the licenses
authorized under this chapter and may grant a franchise to one (1) or more entities for any or
all such licenses;
SECTION 18. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is located within a designated area situated on at least five (5) acres;
(b) Is a dealer of luxury and performance automobiles;
(c) 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;
(d) Is located near the northeast corner of the intersection of Columbia
Avenue and Alpha Drive;
(e) May contain areas that are separated by streets or other public or private
rights-of-way;
(f) May contain multiple points of sale that regularly prepare and sell food,
alcoholic beverages, or beer;
(g) May serve as a private members only social club for automobile
enthusiasts; and
(h) May serve as an event venue for public and private events;
(ii) Facilities and individual licensees located within such designated area, hereinafter
the "primary premises," and licensed under this subdivision (30)( ):
(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.
Such premises may be overlapping, but are not required to be contiguous.
Barriers controlling the ingress and egress to the primary premises or other
such premises are not required if adequate security or other measures
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 includes glassware which differentiates the entity selling or
serving the alcoholic beverages or beer;
(iii) Licensees located within 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;
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(iv) The primary licensee and each licensee licensed under this subdivision (30)( )
may:
(a) Serve beer and alcoholic beverages; 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 (30)( ), 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)(8). 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) This subdivision (30)( ) 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;
(vii) Each individual licensee on the primary premises is independently liable for
violations committed by such licensee, and a separate licensee must not be held liable for
the actions of another licensee;
(viii) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, and subject to this
subdivision (30)( ), the premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) means, for
beer permitting purposes, any or all the premises that constitute the primary premises. The
terms of this subdivision (30)( ) that apply to licensees for purposes of consuming alcoholic
beverages on the premises also apply to beer permittees; and
(ix) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may hold any of the licenses
authorized under this subdivision (30)( ) 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 franchisor, or any of its franchisees licensed under this subdivision (30)( ), 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 the facility's food and beverage operations and service, or for a
portion of the facility's food and beverage operations and service;
SECTION 19. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A shopping and residential development that:
(a) Upon completion of construction, which may occur in phases, contains at
least two (2) residential towers and seven (7) retail structures containing more than
•seven hundred thousand square feet (700,000 sq. ft.);
(b) 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;
(c) Is named after a prominent property listed on the National Register of
Historic Places that feat~res a Greek Revival architectural-style. mansio_n built in 1853;
(d) Is located on a parcel of land directly adjacent to the confluence of a creek
named for the species of maple trees that grew along its banks and a creek
composed of several tributaries that flows in a northerly direction from the facility to a
navigable body of water;
(e) Is located within one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') of the city hall of a
suburban city incorporated in 1938 and· named after the same prominent property as
the facility; •• •
(f) Is located within three thousand feet (3, 000') of the .campus of an all-female
'high school named after a female recognized as a saint before 500 •A. D. due to her
• martyrdom; and •
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(g) Contains green space, public walkways, and connects to greenway trails
that circle a twenty-seven-hole public golf course;
(ii) A commercially operated facility that meets all of the other requirements under §
57-4-102(33)(A) for a restaurant or under § 57-4-102(25) for a limited service restaurant, and
is located within the area described in subdivision (30)( )(i) may operate under a single
license using one (1) or more assumed or trade names, may be open to the public or limited
to members and guests, and may grant a franchise for the operation of a restaurant in the
facility, and such franchisee is deemed to be a licensee under this subdivision (30)( );
provided, that the license fees required pursuant to this subdivision (30)( ) must be paid for
each separate franchisee that may be covered under a license issued pursuant to this
subdivision (30)( ). A franchisee may also seek a license as a caterer under§ 57-4-102(6)(A)
and pay the license fees associated with such license;
(iii) A facility may have exclusive or non-exclusive use of contiguous and non-
contiguous seating, including table service, and may deliver alcoholic beverages and beer to
any area within its licensed premises. A facility shall submit a diagram to the commission and
municipal beer board that identifies the licensed premises. Barriers controlling the ingress
and egress to the licensed premises are not required as long as the restaurant has adequate
security, signage, or other measures to reasonably deter customers from leaving the
licensed premises with alcoholic beverages or beer. The restaurant is responsible for
alcoholic beverages and beer leaving its licensed premises; and
(iv) A facility applying for the renewal of its license under this subdivision (30)( ) shall
pay the appropriate license fee due under§ 57-4-301(b)(1)(W) when the gross revenue from
the previous year derived from food sales is fifty percent (50%) or less than the gross
revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages;
SECTION 20. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(33)(N), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting instead:
(i) "Restaurant" also means a commercially operated facility that is located within a
special historic district, as defined in§ 57-4-102(36)(8); and
(ii) A restaurant that meets all of the other requirements under § 57-4-102(33)(A) for a
restaurant may operate under a single license us_ing one (1) or more assumed or trade
names, may be open to the public or limited to members and guests, and may grant a
franchise for the operation of a restaurant in the facility, and such franchisee is deemed to be
a licensee under this subdivision (33)(N). A franchisee may also seek a license as a caterer
under§ 57-4-102(6)(A);
SECTION 21. Tennessee Code Annotated, Sectjon 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that has a seating capacity for at least forty (40)
patrons, that is kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public as a place
where during regular hours of operation alcoholic beverages, beer, or wine are seryed to
patro~s and a menu of prepared food is made available to patrons, and is located:
(a) 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;
(b) In an attached brick masonry structure built prior to the American Civil
War, according to a plaque on the building, that contains four (4) distinct properties
. that are joine,9 with ~olid masonry walls; •
(c) In one (1) of the two (2) properties within the attached structure that are
closest to a navigable body of water;
(d) Within four hundred feet (400') of an arena which opened in 1996, that
hosts National Hockey League games, live music, and other events;
(e) Within three hundred feet (300') of a tabernacle built in 1892, that has
hosted numerous country, bluegrass, and rock-n-roll artists, as well as the longest
running radio broadcast in the history of the United States; and
(f) Within two thousand feet (2, 000') of an abutment of a pedestrian bridge
named for a journalist who once saved a man from jumping off the bridge into a river;
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(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may grant one (1) or more
franchises for the operation of the facility, and such franchisee is deemed to be a licensee
under this. subdivision (30)( );
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may be issued one (1) or more
licenses for operation of the facility. If more than one (1) license is issued for the facility, the
designation of premises for the licenses may overlap in compliance with the requirements of
§ 57-4-101(p); provided, that the following is deemed to comply with§ 57-4-101(p):
(a) Original containers or brands of beer or alcoholic beverages served in
original containers that are exclusively sold by a licensee operating in the facility; or
(b) Stickers identifying the licensee, which are reasonably designed to stay
affixed to a container; and
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) is not required to meet a gross
revenue percentage requirement for food service as a prerequisite to the issuance of a
license to serve liquor by the drink; provided, however, that a facility applying for the renewal
of its license under this subdivision (30)( ) must pay the appropriate license fee due under §
57-4-301(b)(1)(W) when the gross revenue from the previous year derived from food sales is
fifty percent (50%) or less than the gross revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages;
SECTION 22. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(11), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and s.ubstituting instead:
(11) "Commercial passenger boat company" means a company that operates one (1)
or more passenger vessels for hire upon navigable waterways and is licensed by the United
States Coast Guard to carry not less than fifty (50) passengers on a single vessel. A
commercial passenger boat company licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not sell any type
of alcoholic beverage or beer while such boat is docked within the boundaries of any local
government that has not approved the sale of alcoholic beverages pursuant to§ 57-4-103. A
commercial passenger boat company licensed pursuant to this chapter may store alcoholic
beverages and beer at any location within a county in which the vessel docks; provided, that
the storage location is within the boundaries of a local government that has approved the
sale of alcoholic beverages pursuant to§ 57-4-103. A commercial passenger boat company
may only operate out of a county that has a population:
(A) In excess of two hundred eighty-five thousand (285,000), according to the
1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census;
(B) Not less than eighty-three thousand three hundred (83,300) nor more than
•eighty-three thousand four hundred (83,400), according to the 1980 federal census or
any subsequent federal census; or
(C) Not less than one hundred sixty thousand six hundred _(160_,600) nor more
than one hundred sixty thousand seven hundred (160,700), according to the 2010
federal census or any subsequent federal census;
SECTION 23. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated hotel that: .
(a) Opened prior to 2022 and contains more than three hundred (300) rooms;
(b) Regularly serves one (1) or more meals in a dining room for guests with
seating for not less than fifty (50) persons;
(c) Has an exterior L-shaped swimming pool and over ten thousand square
feet (10,000 sq. ft.) of outdoor deck area primarily located on the second floor; and
(d) Is located between two (2) numbered municipal streets· that intersect less
thari three hundred fifty feet (350') southeast of the facility, within one •hundred feet
(1Q0') of a ·historic bluegrass music venue that commenced operations prior to 1980,
within five hundred feet (500') of a commercial railyard, within six hundred fifty feet
. (650'): oUffederal interstate highway, and in a county having 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;
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(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may grant a franchise to one (1) or
more entities 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
(30)( ). The licensed premises do not need to be contiguous;
(iii) .The facility owner, licensee, franchisee, or any other entity, may jointly manage
and operate the facility, share revenue, services, equipment, employees and agents,
supplies, food, and non-alcoholic inventory with the facility owner, licensee, franchisee, or
any other entity, directly or indirectly through the owner. Licensees may exchange alcoholic
beverage and beer inventory; provided, that clear records of such exchanges are maintained
and all taxes are reported and paid;
(iv) A licensee under this subdivision (30)( ) is strictly responsible for compliance with
all alcohol and beer laws and is subject to citations, suspensions, or revocations for
violations resulting from the sale and service of alcoholic beverages or beer by the licensee.
Each licensee is liable for violations committed by the licensee and must not be held liable
for the actions of another licensee in the facility. Each licensee shall provide sufficient
information to the commission or local beer board to determine which licensee may be liable
in the event of a potential violation;
(v) A licensee 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§§ 57-4-101(h), 57-4-102, and 57-4-203(e)(2)(A);
(vi) A licensee may store beer and alcoholic beverages in a central storage location in
the facility. Each licensed entity shall store its inventory of beer and alcoholic beverages in a
separately locked cage or other storage area; and
(vii) A licensee 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) must include affixing
stickers to the alcoholic beverage or beer container in lieu of serving the beverage or beer in
a labeled cup or glassware; provided, that a sticker identifying the licensee is reasonably
designed to stay affixed to a container;
SECTION 24. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that: .
(a) Is a public place kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the
public as a place where meals are served and where meals are actually and regularly
served, without sleeping accommodations, such place having adequate and sanitary
kitchen and dining room •equipment and a seating capacity for at least forty (40)
people at tables, and having employed therein a sufficient number and kind of
employees to prepare, cook, and serve suitable food for its guests;
(b) Is located in a county having a population of not less than fifteen thousand
eight hundred (15,800) nor more than fifteen thousand eight hundred fifty (15,850),
a?cording to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent federal census;
(c) Has operated as a restaurant in the same building by the same owner
since at least 2007; and
(d) Is located within one (1) mile of North Suck Creek, five (5) miles east of the
Sequatchie River, and seven (7) miles .north of the Tennessee River on a federal
highway that connects the largest municipality in Cumberland County with the largest
municipality in Hamilton County; and _
(ii) An. application for a license issued under this subdivision (30)( ) must be approved
by the commission prior to December 31, 2026. A license issued under this subdivision
(30)( ) cannot be amended to change the ownership of the license holder;
SECTION 25. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision: •
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Was established in 2024 on approximately one (1) acre in a county having
a population of not less than thirty-two thousand (32,000) and not more than thirty-
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two thousand seventy-five (32,075), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal
census;
(ii) Has seating for at least one hundred twenty (120) patrons and containing
at least four thousand four hundred square feet (4,400 sq. ft.); and
(iii) Is located on a U.S. highway that leads to ~ tunnel through the
Cumberland Gap, within four (4) miles south of the Powell River, and within seven (7)
miles north of Norris Lake;
SECTION 26. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Upon the completion of construction, which may occur in phases, contains
seventy (70) or more residential units, a pool, a pool-side refreshment stand,
designated green space, a general store, and a venue for weddings and other events;
(b) Offers sleeping accommodations for adequate pay to travelers, whether
transient, permanent, or residential, through managed private residential units;
(c) Is located adjacent to a navigable river that flows through the metropolitan
area;
(d) The furthest point of the facility is located no more than one thousand one
hundred feet (1, 100') east of a naturally occurring, deeply incised ravine and
stormwater conveyance thqt flows in a generally northerly to northeasterly direction
into the navigable river that flows through the metropolitan area;
(e) Is located within two thousand two hundred feet (2,200') northwest of an
inflatable dome used for practice by a professional football team;
(f) Is located within six thousand two hundred feet (6,200') west of a private
religious college affiliated with a traditionally African-American Christian denomination
headquartered in the same municipality;
(g) Is located within 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 (30)( ) may serve alcoholic beverages and
beer to residential units and amenity areas located in the facility;
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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);
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may contain structures and
amenity areas that are separated by streets or other public or private rights-of-way;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may be open to the public or may
be limited for use by guests of the facility;
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)() may grant a franchise to one (1) or
more entities 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
(30)( ); and
(vii) Any and all terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (30)( ) also
apply to the beer permits of the licensee.
SECTION 27. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
(i) A commercially oper~_te_d facility that:
(af Is in a structure having at least thirty (30) floors containing at least one
hundred (100) residentia, spaces and sleeping accommodations for adequate pay to
travelers and guests, whether transient, •permanent, or residential, totaling one
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hundred sixty (160) or more rooms, located within one hundred feet (100') of a
commercial railroad track, adjacent to a historic structure constructed before 1940
having approximately fifty thousand square feet (50,000 sq. ft.) and that was originally
used as a tractor distribution facility, located within four hundred feet (400') of a
municipal bridge crossing over commercial railroad tracks that spans more than five
hundred feet (500') and contains vertically and horizontally curved structural steel,
and within a commercial development having approximately two and one-half (2.5)
acres. The two and one-half~acre property may have multiple owners;
(b) Regularly serves one (1) or more meals in a dining room for guests, with
seating for not less than forty (40) persons; and
(c) Is located in a county with a metropolitan government with a population in
excess of five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent
federal census;
(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may enter into one (1) or more
management or other agreements with one (1) or more third parties to provide management
services for front of the house, back of the house, other defined operations of the facility, or
the service of alcoholic beverages and beer pursuant to subdivision (30)( )(iv). Staff serving
alcoholic beverages and beer may be under the supervision of either the licensee or the
third-party manager. A licensee delegating a portion of its operations pursuant to this
subdivision (30)( )(ii) is responsible for compliance with all laws and is subject to citations,
suspensions, or revocations for violations that may be caused by a third-party manager or
third-party manager staff;
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may serve alcoholic beverages or
beer prepared by another licensee in the facility; provided, however, that the licensee serving
the alcoholic beverage or beer is responsible for compliance with all laws for service of such
alcoholic beverages or beer, and is subject to citations, suspensions, or revocations for
violations resulting from service of such alcoholic beverages or beer;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may serve alcoholic beverages
and beer to residences and residential amenity areas located in the same building as the
facility, without a catering license or notice of a catered event;
..
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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 this chapter, including §§ 57-4-101(h) and 57-4-
203(e)(2)(A);
(vi) Facilities licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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;
(vii) Any and all terms, allowances, and authorizations of this subdivision (30)( ) that
apply to licensees also apply to the beer permits of such licensees; and
(viii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may grant a franchise to one (1)
or more entities 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
(30)( ).
SECTION 28. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new_ subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Meets all requirements under§ 57-4-102(33)(A) for a restaurant, under§
57-4-102(25) for a limited service restaurant, or under§ 57-4-102(24)(A) for a hotel,
and is located in a development having approximately two and one-half (2.5) acres
that, upon completion of construction, _which may occur in phases, will contain at least
six (6) structures for residential, office, hotel, and retail that are located on parcels
that are· owned by entities all under common control as of the effective date of this
act, and is located within one hundred feet (100') of a commercial railroad track,
contains a historic structure constructed before 1940 having approximately fifty
thousand square feet (50,000 sq. ft.) and that was originally used as a tractor
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distribution facility, is located adjacent to a municipal bridge crossing over commercial
railroad tracks that spans more than five hundred feet (500') and contains vertically
and horizontally curved structural steel; and
(b) Is located in a county with a metropolitan government with a population in
excess of five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent
federal census;
(ii) The entity that has common control over the premises described in subdivision
(30)( )(i) shall designate the premises by filing a drawing of the premises with the
commission, which may be amended to expand or contract from time to time by the entity
filing a new drawing with the commission. The premises may include private walkways and
streets. The premises may include properties owned by different owners, and after the
effective date of this act, such owners need not be under common control, except for
purposes of the premises;
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ), or a facility licensed pursuant to
SECTION 27, sh_all designate an exclusive licensed premises and any non-exclusive
common areas within premises described in subdivision (30)( )(i) by filing a drawing of the
exclusive licensed premises and the non-exclusive common areas with the commission and
the municipal beer permit board, which may be amended by filing a new drawing. The non-
exclusive common areas may include contiguous and non-contiguous seating areas, with or
without table service, and bars to serve alcoholic beverages and beer. A facility may deliver
alcoholic beverages and beer to any area within the non-exclusive common areas, subject to
limitations imposed by the entity that has common control over the premises described in
subdivision (30)( )(i), which may specify the times, the_ locations, and other restrictions on the
service of alcoholic beverages and beer in the non-exclusive common areas. Barriers
controlling the ingress and egress of the premises described in subdivision (30)( )(i) are not
required as long as adequate security, signage, or other measures sufficient to deter
customers from leaving the facility and premises with alcoholic beverages and beer are used
and maintained;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) does not have to use labeled cups
and glassware inside the exclusive licensed premises. The service of alcoholic beverages
and beer outside the exclusive licensed premises, or consumed by guests outside the
exclusive licensed premises, must be in compliance with the requirements of§ 57-4-101(p);
provided;. that a sticker identifying the facility selling such beverage, which is reasonably
designed to stay affixed to an original container, is deemed to comply with§ 57-4-101(p);
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may serve alcoholic beverages and
beer to residences and residential amenity areas located in the same building as the facility,
without a catering license or notice of a catered event;
(vi) Any and all terms of this subdivision (30)( ) that apply to licensees also apply to
the beer permits of such licensees;
(vii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)() may grant a franchise to one (1)
or more entities 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
(30)( ); and
(viii) Each licensee under this subdivision (30)( ) 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 (30)( )(viii) applies to actions brought by the commission
andthelocalbeerboa~;
SECTION 29. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
(i) A commercially operated facility that:
(a) Is situated on six and eight hundred seventy-two one thousandths (6.872)
acres;
(b) Operates a restaurant, exercise facilities, senior living facilities, and an
outdoor park space; ••
(c) Contains at least one hundred seventy-five thousand square feet (175,000
sq. ft.) and seating for over seventy-five (75) patrons;
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(d) Operates on a street named after a tree located in this state;
(e) Is located within six hundred (600) feet southeast of the intersection of
U.S. Highway 72 and Kimbrough Road; and
(f) Is located two and one-tenth (2.1) miles south of the Wolf River in a county
with a population of more than nine hundred thousand (900,000), according to the
2020 or a subsequent federal census;
(ii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may engage a management
company to facilitate food and beverage services at the facility, and such management
company may obtain a license on behalf of a facility under this subdivision (30)( );
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may serve alcoholic beverages to
patrons or allow private locker services located within an area designated for residents only
and may provide happy hour specials to residents for a reduced sales price which cost may
be remitted as part of a resident's monthly food and beverage charges if the cost of the
alcoholic beverages is greater than the cost of the purchase of alcoholic beverages from a
licensed wholesaler and the applicable sales and liquor by the drink taxes are paid, subject
to complying with age requirements and preventing overconsumption by patrons;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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, and which may include an enclosed courtyard at the
facility;
(v) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may obtain a license as a caterer
under subdivision (6); and
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) shall provide adequate security
during the regular hours of operation;
SECTION 30. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
( ) A commercially operated facility that:
(i) Was established in 1959 as a private golf club having an eighteen-hole golf
course, a pool, tennis and picklebaU courts, basketball courts, and a clubhouse
offering dining and year-round social activities, including holiday celebrations, family
gatherings, corporate events, and weddings; and
(ii) Is located within five hundred feet (500') of a bend in the Duck River, within
four thousand feet (4,000') of a memorial to a horse that died in 1912, in a county
having a population of not less than fifty thousand two hundred (50,200) and not more
than fifty thousand three hundred (50,300), according to the 2020 or a subsequent
federal census;
SECTION 31. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102(30), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( )(i) A commercially or privately operated facility that:
(a) Is located in a county having a population of not less than four hundred
seventy-eight thousand nine hundred (478,900) and not more than four hundred
seventy-nine thousand (479,000), according to the 2020 federal census or any
subsequent federal census;
(b) Is located within one thousand two hundred feet (1,200') of Interstate 40
and Interstate 75 on the southern side;
(c) Is located within one and four-tenths (1.4) miles of the Tennessee River;
(cl) Is located within three thousand feet (3,000') of Northshore Drive;
(e) Is adjacent to U.S. Highway 70 and U.S. Highway 11;
(f) Is located in a building that contains approximately seven thousand square
feet (7,000 sq. ft.);
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(g) Was established in 2026 and contains approximately three thousand four
hundred square feet (3,400 sq. ft.); and
(h) Offers its members the ability to purchase all related services and
experiences through cash or credit card;
(ii) The premises of a facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) 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;
(iii) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may serve alcoholic beverages to
patrons or allow private locker services to members located within an area designated for
members only, and may provide bottle service to members within the area designated for
members only, subject to complying with age requirements and preventing overconsumption
by patrons;
(iv) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may designate any area as a cigar
bar or lounge for the use of members and their guests who are twenty-one (21) years of age
or older;
(v) Notwithstanding chapter 5 of this title to the contrary, the premises of a facility
licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) means, for beer permitting purposes, any or all of the
property that constitutes the facility as designated in this subdivision (30)( ). 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
(vi) A facility licensed under this subdivision (30)( ) may grant a franchise for the
provision of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages and beer, on its premises, and
the holder of such franchise must also be considered a premier type tourist resort under this
subdivision (30)( );
SECTION 32. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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SENATE BILL NO. 1620
PASSED: April 21, 2026
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SPEAKER OF TH~SENATE
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
'JTJ._ y APPROVED this
day of t"Vlc;r., I). 2026
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