HB 439 KY

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Amend KRS 241.010 to make a technical correction; amend KRS 241.060 and 243.540 to allow the Alcoholic Beverage Control board to dispose of alcoholic beverages through public auction; promulgate administrative regulations to establish auction procedures; donate all auction proceeds to the alcohol wellness and responsibility education fund; amend KRS 243.030 to create a $300 annual vintage distilled spirits license fee; amend KRS 243.110 to authorize the holder of a primary license to also hold a vintage distilled spirits license; amend KRS 243.232 to restructure vintage distilled spirits licenses and sales; allow a licensee who may sell distilled spirits by the drink or package to receive a vintage distilled spirits license as a supplementary license; require vintage distilled spirits licensees to file a monthly report with the department giving details about sellers and purchase types, dates, and quantities; require all purchases to be in-person at the licensed premises; direct the licensee to conspicuously label the purchase as vintage distilled spirits; limit a licensee to 24 vintage distilled spirits packages purchased from each seller every 12 months; limit the seller to 24 packages total every 12 months; amend KRS 243.360 to give an applicant the option to advertise intent to apply for a license on the department's website or in another manner to be determined by the department and to exempt a vintage distilled spirits license applicant from the public notice advertising requirement; amend KRS 243.990 to establish penalties for vintage distilled spirits sellers who exceed the maximum package limit; amend KRS 211.285 to rename the "malt beverage education fund" as the "alcohol wellness and responsibility education fund"; add proceeds from Alcoholic Beverage Control Board distilled spirit auctions to the fund; issue moneys from the fund to the Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation; require the corporation's board of directors to include as voting members all duly elected statewide constitutional officers, the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet, the ABC commissioner, and representatives of the malt beverage and distilled spirits industries; add the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House as nonvoting members; authorize the corporation to accept grant applications from Kentucky high schools, colleges and universities, and other entities that promote alcohol responsibility; increase Project Graduation grants to $1,000 annually.

• M. Koch Republican · primary
• K. Timoney · primary
• C. Aull Democratic · primary
• B. Chester-Burton Democratic · primary
• R. Palumbo · primary
• C. Stevenson · primary

1. Jan 31, 2024 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 31, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 5, 2024 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) · lower
4. Feb 7, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Feb 8, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 13, 2024 recommitted to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) · lower
7. Feb 21, 2024 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
8. Feb 22, 2024 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (2) · lower
9. Feb 22, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2024 · lower
10. Feb 29, 2024 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (2) · lower
11. Mar 1, 2024 3rd reading · lower
12. Mar 1, 2024 floor amendment defeated Floor Amendment (1) · lower
13. Mar 1, 2024 passed 67-24 with Committee Substitute (2), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
14. Mar 4, 2024 received in Senate · upper
15. Mar 4, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
16. Mar 8, 2024 to Licensing & Occupations (S) · upper
17. Mar 12, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
18. Mar 13, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
19. Mar 13, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 15, 2024 · lower
20. Mar 15, 2024 floor amendment adopted Committee Substitute (1) · lower
21. Mar 15, 2024 3rd reading, passed 31-5 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
22. Mar 21, 2024 received in House · lower
23. Mar 21, 2024 to Rules (H) · lower
24. Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
25. Mar 27, 2024 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
26. Mar 27, 2024 passed 62-23 · lower
27. Mar 27, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
28. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
29. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
30. Apr 4, 2024 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Acts Chapter 46 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF