SB 20 IN
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Summary
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.
Sponsors (4)
- Liz Brown Republican · author
- Linda Rogers Republican · author
- Chip Perfect · author
- Matt Lehman Republican · sponsor
6 coauthors / cosponsors
- David Niezgodski Democratic · coauthor
- Lonnie Randolph Democratic · coauthor
- Philip GiaQuinta Democratic · cosponsor
- Kyle Miller Democratic · cosponsor
- Jennifer Meltzer Republican · cosponsor
- Randy Lyness · cosponsor
Action history (39)
- Jan 9, 2023 Authored by Senator Brown L · upper
- Jan 9, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy · upper
- Jan 30, 2023 Senator Rogers added as second author · upper
- Feb 2, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Feb 6, 2023 Senator Perfect added as third author · upper
- Feb 7, 2023 Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Feb 7, 2023 Amendment #2 (Perfect) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Feb 7, 2023 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 91: yeas 39, nays 10 · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 House sponsor: Representative Lehman · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 Cosponsors: Representatives GiaQuinta and Miller K · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 10, 2023 Referred to the House · upper
- Feb 28, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy · lower
- Mar 13, 2023 Representative Meltzer J added as cosponsor · lower
- Mar 14, 2023 Rule 105.1 suspended · lower
- Mar 14, 2023 Representative Lyness added as cosponsor · lower
- Apr 4, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
- Apr 6, 2023 Amendment #2 (Lehman) prevailed; voice vote · lower
- Apr 6, 2023 Amendment #1 (Moed) failed; Roll Call 364: yeas 33, nays 58 · lower
- Apr 6, 2023 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
- Apr 11, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 381: yeas 79, nays 19 · lower
- Apr 12, 2023 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
- Apr 12, 2023 Motion to dissent filed · upper
- Apr 13, 2023 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
- Apr 14, 2023 House conferees appointed: Manning and Moed · lower
- Apr 14, 2023 House advisors appointed: Lehman, Bartels, Morris, GiaQuinta and Miller K · lower
- Apr 18, 2023 Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Niezgodski · upper
- Apr 18, 2023 Senate advisors appointed: Melton and Perfect · upper
- Apr 26, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
- Apr 26, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
- Apr 27, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 530: yeas 92, nays 3 · lower
- Apr 27, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 501: yeas 37, nays 11 · upper
- Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- May 1, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- May 4, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
- May 4, 2023 Public Law 167 · upper
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