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CS/CS/CS/HB 689: Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Ways and Means Committee ; Careers and Competition Subcommittee ; Burton

Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco; Revises power & authority of division to include appointment of division personnel; authorizes AHCA to certify sanitation of alcoholic beverage license applicant's place of business; revises provisions relating to special licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for licensed caterers; removes fee for transfer or location change of temporary beverage license; authorizes minors employed by specified businesses to sell beer & wine under certain circumstances; revises requirements for annual state license tax for distillery & craft distillery.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/26/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-137
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/7/2017 House • Filed
    2/15/2017 House • Referred to Careers and Competition Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Commerce Committee -HJ 82
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 82
    3/17/2017 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Careers and Competition Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
    3/21/2017 House • CS by Careers and Competition Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 452
    3/22/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/23/2017 House • CS by Careers and Competition Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 447
    3/24/2017 House • Now in Ways and Means Committee -HJ 458
    4/3/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 04/05/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/5/2017 House • CS/CS by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 591
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    4/6/2017 House • CS/CS by Ways and Means Committee read 1st time -HJ 596
    4/7/2017 House • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 601
    4/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 04/19/17, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
    4/19/2017 House • CS/CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 786
    4/20/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 784
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/17
    • CS/CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 779
    4/25/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 823
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/26/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 860, 861
    • CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 861
    4/26/2017 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations -SJ 487
    • Received -SJ 487
    4/27/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Appropriations -SJ 514
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 514
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 400 -SJ 514
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 514
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 552
    • CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 552
    4/28/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1016
    6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/23/2017 • Approved by Governor
    6/26/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-137

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 689, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2017 at 10:01 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 400 (c2) Alcoholic Beverages Perry Similar Last Action: 4/27/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 689 (Ch. 2017-137) -SJ 514
    S 388 (c2) Beverage Law Hutson Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 689 (Ch. 2017-137)

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    561.11 Power and authority of division. Page 2 (pdf)
    561.17 License and registration applications; approved person. Page 2 (pdf)
    561.20 Limitation upon number of licenses issued. Page 3 (pdf)
    561.331 Temporary license upon application for transfer, change of location, or change of type or series. Page 11 (pdf)
    562.13 Employment of minors or certain other persons by certain vendors prohibited; exceptions. Page 14 (pdf)
    564.01 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    565.03 License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; craft distilleries. Page 16 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 689, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 4/20/2017 at 4:30 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 400 (c2) Alcoholic Beverages Perry Similar Last Action: 4/27/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 689 (Ch. 2017-137) -SJ 514

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2017 1:25 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2017 6:00 PM Senate 34 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    561.11 Power and authority of division. Page 2 (pdf)
    561.17 License and registration applications; approved person. Page 2 (pdf)
    561.20 Limitation upon number of licenses issued. Page 3 (pdf)
    561.331 Temporary license upon application for transfer, change of location, or change of type or series. Page 11 (pdf)
    562.13 Employment of minors or certain other persons by certain vendors prohibited; exceptions. Page 14 (pdf)
    564.01 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    565.03 License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; craft distilleries. Page 16 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 689, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/5/2017 at 7:16 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 400 (c1) Alcoholic Beverages Perry Similar Last Action: 4/27/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 689 (Ch. 2017-137) -SJ 514

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    902661 - Amendment
    Between lines 326 and 327, insert:
    Burton 4/18/2017
    9:54 PM
    Withdrawn
    4/19/2017
    PDF
    031405 - Amendment
    Between lines 326 and 327, insert:
    Burton 4/18/2017
    10:06 PM
    Adopted
    4/19/2017
    PDF
    122067 - Amendment
    Between lines 326 and 327, insert:
    Burton 4/18/2017
    10:32 PM
    Adopted
    4/19/2017
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    561.11 Power and authority of division. Page 1 (pdf)
    561.17 License and registration applications; approved person. Page 2 (pdf)
    561.20 Limitation upon number of licenses issued. Page 3 (pdf)
    561.331 Temporary license upon application for transfer, change of location, or change of type or series. Page 11 (pdf)
    565.03 License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; craft distilleries. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 689, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/22/2017 at 5:45 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Ways and Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 400 (c1) Alcoholic Beverages Perry Compare Last Action: 4/27/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 689 (Ch. 2017-137) -SJ 514

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    636195 - Amendment
    Between lines 50 and 51, insert:
    Burton 4/4/2017
    8:13 PM
    Adopted
    4/5/2017
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    561.11 Power and authority of division. Page 1 (pdf)
    561.17 License and registration applications; approved person. Page 2 (pdf)
    561.331 Temporary license upon application for transfer, change of location, or change of type or series. Page 3 (pdf)
    565.03 License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; craft distilleries. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 689, Original Filed Version Posted 2/7/2017 at 4:41 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Careers and Competition Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/5/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 400 (c1) Alcoholic Beverages Perry Similar Last Action: 4/27/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 689 (Ch. 2017-137) -SJ 514
    H 141 Alcoholic Beverages Stevenson, Raschein Compare Last Action: 6/2/2017 Chapter No. 2017-46

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    561.11 Power and authority of division. Page 1 (pdf)
    561.17 License and registration applications; approved person. Page 2 (pdf)
    561.20 Limitation upon number of licenses issued. Page 3 (pdf)
    561.331 Temporary license upon application for transfer, change of location, or change of type or series. Page 11 (pdf)
    565.03 License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; craft distilleries. Page 14 (pdf)

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