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2018 SESSION

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SB 486 Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licensee, samples, etc.

Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licensee; samples; banquet licenses. Allows licensed distillers to include in mixed beverages samples spirits or vermouth not manufactured on the licensed premises, provided that at least 75 percent of the alcohol used in such samples is manufactured on the premises. The bill also increases the number of banquet licenses for special events a licensed distiller may purchase per year from four to eight and allows the licensee to sell samples of spirits at such special events.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/18  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101153D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/18  Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106637D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/23/18  House: Committee substitute printed 18107452D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/18  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB486ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0734)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes

HISTORY

• 01/09/18  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101153D
• 01/09/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/02/18  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/02/18  Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106637D-S1
• 02/02/18  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/06/18  Senate: Reported from Finance (9-Y 7-N)
• 02/07/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/18  Senate: Read second time
• 02/08/18  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/08/18  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106637D-S1
• 02/08/18  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB486S1
• 02/09/18  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/09/18  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/14/18  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/18  House: Read first time
• 02/14/18  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/19/18  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
• 02/20/18  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/18  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/18  House: Committee substitute printed 18107452D-H1
• 02/27/18  House: Read second time
• 02/28/18  House: Taken up out of order pursuant to House Rule 52 (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/18  House: VOTE: AGREE TO MOTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/18  House: Read third time
• 02/28/18  House: Committee substitute agreed to18107452D-H1
• 02/28/18  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB486H1
• 02/28/18  House: Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/18  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/18  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/28/18  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/28/18  Senate: Title replaced 18107452D-H1
• 03/05/18  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/18  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB486ER)
• 03/05/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/14/18  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
• 03/14/18  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
• 03/30/18  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 734 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/30/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0734)