AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
Summary
Adds the month of August to the dates a Class A retail alcoholic beverage establishment can offer unlimited free samples of wine, beer and distilled spirits products.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2024
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jun 4, 2024
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 17, 2024
Signed into law
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/06/2024 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
06/04/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
May 29, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Tikoian
DDemocratic
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
P
Matt LaMountain
DDemocratic
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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