BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1411: Distillery marketing & sales

Modernizing resident distillery marketing and sales restrictions.

Summary

  • Modifies on-premises and off-premises liquor sales privileges of distilleries and craft distilleries.
  • Limits the percent and number of other producers' products that distilleries and craft distilleries may offer for sale to customers, relative to their own products.
  • Establishes an off-site tasting room license available for distilleries and craft distilleries, to operate up to four off-site tasting rooms each under a separate license.
  • Authorizes distilleries, craft distilleries, and wineries to co-operate off-site tasting rooms, and authorizes conjoined consumption areas for distilleries, craft distilleries, wineries, and breweries whose production facility property is in direct physical proximity to each other.
  • Amends the farmers market endorsement for distilleries and craft distilleries to authorize spirits sampling, subject to restrictions.
  • Authorizes distilleries, craft distilleries, and spirits certificate of approval holders to provide branded promotional items of nominal value to 501(c)(3) nonprofit entities for use consistent with the entity's purpose(s).

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1411), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Blake (D-19)
Introduced
January 22, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5549
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to modernizing resident distillery marketing and sales restrictions;

Sponsors

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming.

HB 1411 in other sessions

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