BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 5209: Low-alcohol spirits coolers

Regulating low alcohol spirits coolers.

Summary

Directs the liquor control board to treat low alcohol spirits coolers the same as beer. In addition to taxes on beer, an additional tax is imposed on low alcohol spirits coolers of forty-five cents per liter.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

IntroducedJan 15, 1999
Out of committeestopped here
Passed Senate
Passed House
Governor
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Prime sponsor: Senator (D-35)
Introduced: January 15, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: January 10, 2000
Companion bill: HB 1776
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5209 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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SB 5209 (2021–22) Crisis response services · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5209 (2019–20) Retail pet stores · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5209 (2017–18) Gold star license plates · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5209 (2015–16) Ag crop protection products · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5209 (2013–14) Money transmitters · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5209 (2011–12) Water right beneficial use · Did not pass · died in committee

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SB 5209: Low-alcohol spirits coolers

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SB 5209 in other sessions