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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5164: Beer & wine tasting/grocery

Authorizing grocery store license endorsements allowing beer and wine tastings at certain grocery stores that specialize in the sale of meat, poultry, seafood, or cheese.

Summary

  • Authorizes tasting beer or wine at smaller grocery stores—less than 10,000 square feet—that sell fresh meat, fresh poultry, seafood, or cheese.
  • Limits theses smaller stores to those specialty stores with at least 50 percent of their revenue from the sale of the listed products.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5164), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2017
  2. Out of committeeJan 26, 2017
  3. Passed SenateMar 1, 2017
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 16, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
February 22, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to authorizing grocery store license endorsements allowing beer and wine tastings at certain grocery stores that specialize in the sale of meat, poultry, seafood, or cheese;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Joe Fain R-47Senator R-18Christine Rolfes D-23

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 1, 2017
Version voted on: SB 5164
41 Yea 8 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat21400
Republican20400
How each member voted
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History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Returned to Senate Rules 3.
  5. Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. Placed on Rules Green Sheet.
  9. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. COG - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  18. On motion, referred to Rules Green Sheet for second reading.
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  20. CLS - Majority; do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5164 in other sessions

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