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Staff presents final report on liquor-by-the-drink tax and restaurant regulations
Summary
TACIR staff presented a final report reviewing the liquor-by-the-drink tax, related licensing and permitting under Title 57 (chapters 4 and 5), and barriers to restaurant entry; staff removed a prior draft recommendation about post-and-poll laws and recommended streamlining licensing while preserving revenue and public health safeguards.
Staff member (Speaker 2) presented the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission study on the liquor-by-the-drink tax and restaurant regulations and asked the commission to approve the final report. The staff said the study responded to legislative direction in Senate Bill 2262 and House Bill 2419 from the 112th General Assembly and reviewed licensing, permitting and fees under Title 57, staffing challenges for server permits, wage and training issues, and barriers to entry for new restaurants. "Today, I'm gonna…
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