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2006 SESSION

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HB 512 Alcoholic beverages; persons granted wine and beer licenses may conduct tastings.

Introduced by: Ward L. Armstrong | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Alcoholic beverage control; wine and beer licenses; tastings. Provides that persons granted on-premises and on-and off-premises wine and beer licenses may conduct wine or beer tastings sponsored by the licensee for its customers for on-premises consumption. Such licensees may sell or give samples of wine and beer in designated areas at events held by the licensee for the purpose of featuring and educating the consuming public about the product being tasted. Additionally wine and beer wholesalers, farm wineries, wineries, and breweries may participate in the tastings held by the licensee, including the pouring of samples to any person to whom alcoholic beverages may be lawfully sold. Samples of wine shall not exceed two ounces per person. Samples of beer shall not exceed four ounces per person. The bill contains technical amendments.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067902216  pdf
• 02/07/06  House: Committee substitute printed 067732216-H1  pdf
• 03/09/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB512ER)  pdf
• 04/04/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/09/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067902216
• 01/09/06  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #3 ABC/Gaming (Gear)
• 02/07/06  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
• 02/07/06  House: Committee substitute printed 067732216-H1
• 02/08/06  House: Read first time
• 02/09/06  House: Read second time
• 02/09/06  House: Committee substitute agreed to 067732216-H1
• 02/09/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB512H1
• 02/10/06  House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 9-N)
• 02/10/06  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 9-N)
• 02/10/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/24/06  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/06  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/28/06  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/28/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/28/06  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/06  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/06  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/02/06  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 16-N)
• 03/02/06  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (83-Y 16-N)
• 03/09/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB512ER)
• 03/09/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/10/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 256 (effective 7/1/06)
• 04/04/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256)