NASHVILLE – A bill permitting alcohol sales at most Tennessee public college and university sports stadiums and arenas is up for final action this week in the General Assembly.
State senators are scheduled to take up Senate Bill 598 on Monday on the Senate floor. Representatives in the House have set the companion bill for floor action on Thursday.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s McKenzie Arena is among an estimated 50 campus facilities across the state that would be affected.
“I think things look pretty good on my side,” said Sen. Becky Duncan Massey, R-Knoxville, who brought the legislation at the request of local tourism and other officials.
Knoxville officials want current law changed, saying the current no-alcohol policy is causing big-time entertainment acts to bypass UT-Knoxville’s Neyland Stadium and Boling-Thompson Arena.