HB 737 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Craft Distilleries

Summary

Craft Distilleries; Authorizes craft distilleries to be licensed as specified vendors under certain circumstances; requires certain alcoholic beverages to be obtained through licensed distributor; prohibits distillery from operating as craft distillery until certain requirements are met; authorizes persons to have common ownership in craft distilleries under certain circumstances; requires minimum percentage of craft distillery’s total finished branded products to be distilled in this state & contain one or more Florida agricultural products.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 24, 2021 Last action Apr 13, 2021

Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2021

How they voted

20–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 23

Mar 24, 2021

D Democratic7

6 Yea 1

85% Yea

R Republican16

14 Yea 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2021-166)

lower

Mar 26, 2021

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Mar 24, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (20-0-3)

house

Mar 24, 2021

Introduced

CS Filed

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Mar 11, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 11, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 11, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee

lower

Mar 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee

lower

Feb 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors