IN SB0020 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Public Law 167
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Public Law 167
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Alcohol matters. Allows a city or town to designate an outdoor location as a refreshment area with the approval of the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission). Provides that if a refreshment area is approved, the commission designates retailer permittees that may sell alcoholic beverages for consumption within the refreshment area. Prohibits a refreshment area from being located near a school or church unless the school or church does not object. Allows a minor to be within the refreshment area. Adds language providing that a person entering a licensed premises within a refreshment area with an alcoholic beverage is not subject to criminal penalties. Makes it a Class C infraction for a participating retailer permittee or vendor to sell a person more than two alcoholic beverages at a time or an open container of an alcoholic beverage that exceeds the volume limitations. Allows a restaurant to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages from a bar located on the licensed premises that opens to an outside patio or terrace that is contiguous to the main building.
Title
Alcohol matters.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-04-27 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 37 N: 11 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-27 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 92 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-11 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 79 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - House - Amendment #1 (Moed) failed (Y: 33 N: 58 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2023-02-09 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-27 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 92 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-11 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 79 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - House - Amendment #1 (Moed) failed (Y: 33 N: 58 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2023-02-09 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2023-05-04 | Senate | Public Law 167 |
2023-05-04 | Senate | Signed by the Governor |
2023-05-01 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
2023-04-28 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
2023-04-28 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
2023-04-27 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 501: yeas 37, nays 11 |
2023-04-27 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 530: yeas 92, nays 3 |
2023-04-26 | House | CCR # 1 filed in the House |
2023-04-26 | Senate | CCR # 1 filed in the Senate |
2023-04-18 | Senate | Senate advisors appointed: Melton and Perfect |
2023-04-18 | Senate | Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Niezgodski |
2023-04-14 | House | House advisors appointed: Lehman, Bartels, Morris, GiaQuinta and Miller K |
2023-04-14 | House | House conferees appointed: Manning and Moed |
2023-04-13 | Senate | Senate dissented from House amendments |
2023-04-12 | Senate | Motion to dissent filed |
2023-04-12 | House | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
2023-04-11 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 381: yeas 79, nays 19 |
2023-04-06 | House | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
2023-04-06 | House | Amendment #1 (Moed) failed; Roll Call 364: yeas 33, nays 58 |
2023-04-06 | House | Amendment #2 (Lehman) prevailed; voice vote |
2023-04-04 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2023-03-14 | House | Representative Lyness added as cosponsor |
2023-03-14 | House | Rule 105.1 suspended |
2023-03-13 | House | Representative Meltzer J added as cosponsor |
2023-02-28 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy |
2023-02-10 | Senate | Referred to the House |
2023-02-09 | Senate | Senator Randolph added as coauthor |
2023-02-09 | Senate | Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor |
2023-02-09 | Senate | Cosponsors: Representatives GiaQuinta and Miller K |
2023-02-09 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative Lehman |
2023-02-09 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 91: yeas 39, nays 10 |
2023-02-07 | Senate | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
2023-02-07 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Perfect) prevailed; voice vote |
2023-02-07 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote |
2023-02-06 | Senate | Senator Perfect added as third author |
2023-02-02 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2023-01-30 | Senate | Senator Rogers added as second author |
2023-01-09 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy |
2023-01-09 | Senate | Authored by Senator Brown L |
Subjects
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, Crimes and Offenses
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, Licenses, Permits, and Taxes
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, Licenses, Permits, and Taxes
LOCAL GOVERNMENT