SB 192 - HB 200
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
January 18, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Bransford | Email: elizabeth.bransford@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 192 - HB 200
SUMMARY OF BILL: Reduces, from two to one, the number of credible witnesses who
must be present while law enforcement destroys an illegal distillery, still, equipment, and other
paraphernalia.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-9-101, law enforcement officers have a duty to:
o Search for, seize, and capture illicit distilleries, stills and worms, distilling and
fermenting equipment and apparatus, raw materials and substances, packaging
containers, and other paraphernalia connected to the illegal manufacturing of
intoxicating liquors;
o Destroy intoxicants found at or near such distilleries except those upon which
federal tax has been paid; and
o Summarily destroy and render useless such property in the presence of at least two
credible witnesses, and file a written statement listing all items destroyed within five
days after such destruction.
• The proposed legislation reduces the required number of credible witnesses present during
such destruction from two to one.
• Decreasing the number of credible witnesses required will not significantly impact the
operations of law enforcement. Any fiscal impact to state or local government is estimated
to be not significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director