AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Summary
Amend KRS 243.020 to allow the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages at nonlicensed businesses within or sharing a boundary with an entertainment destination center and at licensed premises sharing a boundary with an entertainment destination center; limit the alcoholic beverages to those purchased at the entertainment destination center or at a licensee sharing a boundary with the entertainment destination center; require written permission from the entertainment destination center before the alcoholic beverages may be possessed or consumed at that place of business.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Signed Mar 21, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 21, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 39)
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 31 -5
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 78-14 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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