AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Summary
Amend KRS 243.0305 to allow a craft distiller to self-distribute up to 5,000 gallons of distilled spirits per year directly to a licensed retailer; direct the distiller to register, deliver, report, and pay all applicable taxes on self-distributed distilled spirits; allow a distiller to extend credit to a retailer for up to 30 days from the invoice date; establish distiller reporting requirements to both wholesalers and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; amend KRS 243.710 and 243.884 to require a distiller to pay wholesale taxes on any self-distributed distilled spirits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 22, 2024
Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
71–16
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 100
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican80
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 110)
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 71-16
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 34-1
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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