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CS/CS/SB 186: Alcoholic Beverages

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Regulated Industries ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gibson ; Clemens

Alcoholic Beverages; Prohibiting electronic benefits transfer cards from being used or accepted to purchase an alcoholic beverage; providing requirements for a licensed manufacturer of malt beverages to sell such beverages directly to consumers; authorizing a licensed manufacturer, distributor, or importer of malt beverages to conduct a malt beverage tasting, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/15/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 596 (Ch. 2015-52)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/16/2014 Senate • Filed
1/8/2015 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Fiscal Policy -SJ 44
1/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/04/15, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/18/15, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/18/2015 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 159
2/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 159
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 44
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 150
3/11/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/16/15, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/16/2015 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 191
3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/15, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/2/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 351
4/3/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 351
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/08/15
4/7/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 352
4/8/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 364
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/14/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 396
• Amendment(s) adopted (616174) -SJ 396, 402
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 402
• Immediately certified -SJ 402
4/14/2015 House • In Messages
4/21/2015 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 635
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
• Received -HJ 635
4/23/2015 House • Substituted for CS/HB 301 -HJ 746
• Read 2nd time -HJ 746
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 799
• CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 799
4/24/2015 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 655
5/7/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/14/2015 • Approved by Governor
5/15/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 596 (Ch. 2015-52)