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HB 167 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING THE SALE OF COOKING WINE AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.

Summary
“Cooking wine” contains alcohol but has been exempted from alcohol regulation by the federal government (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) and many states as long as it contains no more than 20% alcohol by volume and no less than 1.5% salt, thereby making it unfit for beverage consumption. This Act adds cooking wine to the list of exempted liquids from the alcohol regulation. This Act provides that DATE may investigate allegations of misuse of § 725 of this title and refer the matter to the Commissioner for a hearing if the manufacturer or seller disagrees with DATE’s determination.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced May 9, 2017 Signed Jul 21, 2017
Floor votes · House May 16, 2017

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 21, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
May 17, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
upper
May 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
May 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 9 On Its Merits
lower
May 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BJ
Brian J. Bushweller
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
CP
Charles Potter Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
Co
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17
Co
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15