ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to container sizes for beverages of high alcohol content
This bill amends regulations regarding the container sizes for alcoholic beverages with high alcohol content. It specifically restricts the maximum volume of these containers to no more than 1.00 liters. The change directly impacts producers and sellers of such beverages by setting a clear upper limit on bottle size. This legislative update aims to standardize packaging rules without altering other aspects of alcohol sales or consumption.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024 · House Apr 17, 2024
How they voted
35–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic11
72% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 1, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (15-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paula Davis
RRepublican
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