Tenn. lawmakers to decide fate of supermarket wine
By ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are poised to decide this
week whether a proposal to allow supermarket wine sales moves ahead or
withers on the vine.
The bill to overhaul the current system that
prevents shoppers from buying wine alongside groceries faces votes in
both House and Senate committees this week. As little as a single vote
could decide the bill's fate after months of lobbying.
Republican Sen. Ken Yager of Harriman says the vote
could fall either way in his Senate State and Local Government
Committee. It meets Monday.
House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick of
Chattanooga said he's uncertain how the House Local Government Committee
will vote when the measure comes up Tuesday, but chances of passage are
more favorable than they have been before.
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