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CS/CS/SB 46: Craft Distilleries

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Regulated Industries ; Hutson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson

Craft Distilleries; Authorizing craft distilleries to be licensed as specified vendors under certain circumstances; requiring certain alcoholic beverages to be obtained through a licensed distributor; prohibiting a distillery from operating as a craft distillery until certain requirements are met; authorizing persons to have common ownership in craft distilleries under certain circumstances; requiring a minimum percentage of a craft distillery’s total finished branded products to be distilled in this state and contain one or more Florida agricultural products after a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-166
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Regulated Industries (RI)
Commerce and Tourism (CM)
Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
12/18/2020	Senate	• Filed
12/21/2020	Senate	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 36
1/15/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/26/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/26/2021	Senate	• CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 178
1/27/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/28/2021	Senate	• Now in Commerce and Tourism
2/8/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/15/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/15/2021	Senate	• CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 178
2/16/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/18/2021	Senate	• Now in Rules
3/1/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/04/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2021	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 36 • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 158 • CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 158
3/4/2021	Senate	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/8/2021	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/21 -SJ 238
3/11/2021	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 237 • Placed on 3rd reading
3/18/2021	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 260 • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 261
3/25/2021	House	• In Messages
4/8/2021	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/13/2021	House	• Substituted for CS/HB 737 • Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/14/2021	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 1
4/15/2021	House	• Message sent to senate
4/15/2021	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 507
6/28/2021		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021		• Approved by Governor
7/6/2021		• Chapter No. 2021-166

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CS/CS/SB 46, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2021 at 8:16 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 737 (c1)	Craft Distilleries	DiCeglie	Identical	Last Action: 4/13/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2021-166)
S 142	Beverage Law	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2021-166), CS/SB 148 (Ch. 2021-30)

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
565.02	License fees; vendors; clubs; caterers; and others.	Page 2 (pdf)
565.03	License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; distilleries and craft distilleries.	Page 4 (pdf)
565.17	Beverage tastings by distributors and vendors.	Page 10 (pdf)

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CS/CS/SB 46, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/16/2021 at 3:15 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/2/2021 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/4/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 737 (c1)	Craft Distilleries	DiCeglie	Identical	Last Action: 4/13/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2021-166)
S 142	Beverage Law	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2021-166), CS/SB 148 (Ch. 2021-30)

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/4/2021 9:00 AM	Rules	16 Yeas - 0 Nays

Floor Votes (2)

Date	Chamber	Result
3/18/2021 2:18 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/14/2021 3:05 PM	House	116 Yeas - 1 Nays

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
565.02	License fees; vendors; clubs; caterers; and others.	Page 2 (pdf)
565.03	License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; distilleries and craft distilleries.	Page 4 (pdf)
565.17	Beverage tastings by distributors and vendors.	Page 10 (pdf)

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CS/SB 46, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/27/2021 at 2:26 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2021 (pdf) Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 737	Craft Distilleries	DiCeglie	Identical	Last Action: 4/13/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2021-166)
S 142	Beverage Law	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2021-166), CS/SB 148 (Ch. 2021-30)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
406678 - Amendment Between lines 252 and 253 insert:	Commerce and Tourism (Hutson)	2/12/2021 11:02 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/16/2021	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
2/15/2021 3:30 PM	Commerce and Tourism	11 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
565.02	License fees; vendors; clubs; caterers; and others.	Page 2 (pdf)
565.03	License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; distilleries and craft distilleries.	Page 4 (pdf)
565.17	Beverage tastings by distributors and vendors.	Page 9 (pdf)

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SB 46, Original Filed Version Posted 12/18/2020 at 4:26 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/25/2021 (pdf) Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 142	Beverage Law	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 46 (Ch. 2021-166), CS/SB 148 (Ch. 2021-30)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
774312 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Regulated Industries (Hutson)	1/25/2021 12:14 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/26/2021	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
1/26/2021 12:30 PM	Regulated Industries	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
565.02	License fees; vendors; clubs; caterers; and others.	Page 2 (pdf)
565.03	License fees; manufacturers, distributors, brokers, sales agents, and importers of alcoholic beverages; vendor licenses and fees; distilleries and craft distilleries.	Page 5 (pdf)
565.17	Beverage tastings by distributors and vendors.	Page 10 (pdf)

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