A new bill would allow grocery stores in Tennessee to start selling wine a year sooner than currently expected.
The bill, proposed by Rep. Bo Mitchell, D-Nashville, would change the law to allow sales starting in July of this year instead of 2016.
Lawmakers and residents have battled over the decision to allow wine in Tennessee grocery stores for years. After ongoing debate, the General Assembly voted last year to allow counties that currently offer alcohol sales — "wet" counties — to have local elections to decide if they'd also like to allow wine sales at grocery stores. The bill said any sales wouldn't be allowed until 2016, however.
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