Relating to: creating the Division of Alcohol Beverages attached to the Department of Revenue; the regulation of alcohol beverages and enforcement of alcohol beverage laws; interest restrictions relating to, and authorized activities of, brewers, brewpubs, wineries, manufacturers, rectifiers, wholesalers, and retailers; shipping alcohol beverages by means of fulfillment houses and common carriers; the consumption of alcohol beverages in a public place; creating a no-sale event venue permit; creating an operator's permit; liquor licenses transferred from one municipality to another; retailers' authorized activities; liquor license quotas; the safe ride program; the presence of underage persons and conduct of other business on licensed premises; the occupational tax on alcohol beverages; repealing a rule promulgated by the Department of Revenue; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty. (FE)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 8, 2023
Last action Apr 15, 2024
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 21, 2023
How they voted
89–4
Passed
Total votes 93
Jun 21, 2023
D
Democratic33
90% Yea
R
Republican60
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Apr 15, 2024
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
upper
Jun 23, 2023
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Revenue
upper
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 90, Noes 4
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives C. Anderson, Vining, Considine, Hong, Ratcliff, Madison, Clancy, Emerson, J. Anderson, Jacobson and Moore Omokunde
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Vos
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 6-21-2023 by Committee on Rules
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 1
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Vos, August, Swearingen and Zimmerman;
cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Feyen and Testin
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rob Swearingen
RRepublican
P
Robin Vos
RRepublican
P
Shannon Zimmerman
RRepublican
P
Tyler August
RRepublican
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