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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5006: Beer & wine specialty shops

Allowing beer and/or wine specialty shop licensees to sell products made by distillers that produce sixty thousand gallons or less of spirits per year.

Summary

  • Authorizes a beer and/or wine specialty shop licensee to sell spirits produced by a state licensed distillery with set provisions.
  • Requires a licensee who obtains the spirits sales endorsement to pay a license issuance fee of 17 percent of all spirits sales revenues and to provide specified training to managers and employees.
  • Authorizes a doubling of penalties for licensees with a spirits sales endorsement for legal or regulatory violations related to spirits sales.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5006), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 9, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
HB 1020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to allowing beer and/or wine specialty shop licensees to sell products made by distillers that produce sixty thousand gallons or less of spirits per year;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Curtis King R-14Senator D-22Lisa Wellman D-41Christine Rolfes D-23

Votes

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

History

  1. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.
  7. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5006 in other sessions

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