Politics & Government
Tennessee Sunday Booze Sales Clears Another Hurdle
The Tennessee House of Representatives will vote Thursday on allowing Sunday liquor and wine sales after a positive vote from a Senate panel
NASHVILLE, TB -- Tennesseans are one step closer to being able to buy booze on Sundays.
The state Senate's finance committee advanced a bill Tuesday allowing for wine and liquor sales between 10 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Sundays. The measure would also allow for sales on Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day and Independence Day.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bill Ketron, isn't yet scheduled for a full Senate vote, but will be before the full House of Representatives Thursday.
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Under existing law, wine and liquor cannot be sold between 11 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Monday in addition to certain holidays. That law came into sharp focus in 2017, as it does every seven years or so, when liquor stores were closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Grocery stores which sell wine have the same restrictions as package stores.
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