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2008 SESSION

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HB 694 Alcoholic beverage control; wine and beer tastings by gourmet shop licensees

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Alcoholic beverage control; wine tastings by gourmet shop licensees. Allows gourmet shop licensees to give samples of wine or beer at tastings sponsored by the licensee for its customers for on-premises consumption. Additionally, with the consent of the licensee, farm wineries, wineries, breweries, and wholesale licensees may participate in tastings held by licensees authorized to conduct tastings, including the pouring of samples to any person to whom alcoholic beverages may be lawfully sold. The bill contains an emergency clause.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088396416  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/08  House: Printed as engrossed 088396416-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB694ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088396416
• 01/08/08  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/16/08  House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
• 01/29/08  House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
• 01/30/08  House: Read first time
• 01/31/08  House: Read second time
• 01/31/08  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/31/08  House: Emergency clause added
• 01/31/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB694E
• 01/31/08  House: Printed as engrossed 088396416-E
• 02/01/08  House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N)
• 02/01/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE EMERGENCY (88-Y 11-N)
• 02/01/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/04/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/15/08  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/08  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB694ER)
• 02/21/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/03/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (effective 3/3/08)
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)