Alcoholic Beverages; provide for the licensing of the production of distilled spirits; educational purposes by non-profit museums
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages by passenger carriers, nonprofit organizations, and hotels and motels, so as to provide for the licensing of the production of distilled spirits for educational purposes by non-profit museums; to create a definition of non-profit museum; to provide a permit fee; to provide limitations of such permits; to waive certain alcohol tax and bond requirements for non-profit museums; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2014
Senate Passage
Feb 2014
House Passage
Mar 2014
Signed into Law
Apr 2014
Introduced Feb 28, 2013
Signed Apr 26, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2014
How they voted
29–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Feb 4, 2014
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican27
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2014
Signed into law
Act 631
upper
Apr 26, 2014
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 20, 2014
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 11, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 5, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 4, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 23, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 1, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hunter Hill
RRepublican
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