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CS/SB 148: Beverage Law

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Bradley

Beverage Law; Authorizing certain food service establishments to sell or deliver certain alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption under certain circumstances; revising provisions that authorize a restaurant to allow patrons to remove partially consumed bottles of wine from a restaurant for off-premises consumption; revising requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages by certain vendors; authorizing certain vendors to deliver specified alcoholic beverages under certain circumstances; specifying that certain alcoholic beverages are not open containers for the purposes of the prohibition on possessing open containers of alcoholic beverages in vehicles, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 5/14/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-30
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/4/2020 Senate • Filed
12/9/2020 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 48
2/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/16/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/16/2021 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 178
2/18/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Commerce and Tourism
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 48
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 166
3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/09/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/9/2021 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
3/10/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/18/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
3/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 2 -SJ 324
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/29/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/21 -SJ 341
4/1/2021 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 341
4/7/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 375
• Amendment(s) adopted (350424) -SJ 375
• Read 3rd time -SJ 375
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 -SJ 375
• Immediately certified -SJ 378
4/7/2021 House • In Messages
4/8/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
4/9/2021 House • Amendment 853337 filed
4/13/2021 House • Substituted for CS/HB 329
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment 853337 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/14/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 1
4/15/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In returning messages
4/28/2021 Senate • Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (666848) -SJ 764
• Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (853337) -SJ 765
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 765
4/28/2021 House • In Messages
• Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 666848 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
4/28/2021 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 844
4/28/2021 House • Message sent to senate
5/12/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/13/2021 • Approved by Governor
5/14/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-30