Senate Bill 1162c1

    Florida Senate - 1999                           CS for SB 1162

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries and Senators Scott
    and Geller




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to malt beverages; providing

  3         that distributors may charge different malt

  4         beverage prices under certain circumstances;

  5         providing severability; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Nothing in the Beverage Law shall prohibit

11  licensed distributors of malt beverages from charging

12  different malt beverage prices according to county, according

13  to the branch of a distributor's parent place of business,

14  according to whether a vendor sells malt beverages on-premises

15  or off-premises, or according to quantity sold, as long as the

16  price differentials are filed in advance with the Department

17  of Business and Professional Regulation as provided by rule.

18         Section 2.  If any provision of this act or the

19  application thereof to any person or circumstance is held

20  invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or

21  applications of the act which can be given effect without the

22  invalid provision or application, and to this end the

23  provisions of this act are declared severable.

24         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida Senate - 1999                           CS for SB 1162
    315-1846A-99




  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                             SB 1162

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    Provides that malt beverage distributors may charge different
  5  prices according to county, the branch of a parent's place of
    business, quantity sold, or whether a vendor sells malt
  6  beverages for on-premises or off-premises consumption.

  7  Requires the filing of all price differentials in advance with
    the Department of Business and Professional Regulation as
  8  provided by rule.

  9  Provides a severability clause and makes technical changes.

10  Deletes from the bill provisions authorizing distributors to
    charge different prices according to city, license series,
11  license type, or general business operation.

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