HB 500 KY

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Amend KRS 241.010 to define "barrel-aged and batched cocktails," "private selection event," and "private selection package" and to redefine "consumer" and "vintage distilled spirit"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to establish a "limited nonquota package license" that allows designated alcoholic beverage drink licensees to sell vintage distilled spirits and private selection packages; amend KRS 243.027 to authorize a manufacturer to ship samples to persons or entities engaged in private selection events; indicate that the shipped sample quantity limits apply to each separate recipient; amend KRS 243.029 to require a direct shipper licensee to include all applicable taxes in the selling price for alcoholic beverages; include sales tax as a separate item on the customer's invoice; amend KRS 243.030 to set a $300 annual fee for a limited nonquota package license and for an off-premises retail sales outlet license; amend KRS 243.0305 to allow a distiller to conduct private selection events and sell private selection packages at retail; set package and sample limits for sales at fairs, festivals, and other similar types of events; permit distillers to purchase jointly branded souvenir packages from microbreweries; restrict a distiller to only one off-premises retail site for each of its licensed premises; amend KRS 243.110 to make a limited nonquota package license compatible with listed drink licenses; amend KRS 243.232 to authorize a limited nonquota package license holder to sell vintage distilled spirits; amend KRS 243.240 to exclude private selection package sales from the normal quota retail package license restrictions; amend KRS 243.260 to issue a special temporary license for farmers markets; amend KRS 243.884 to exempt most private selection package sales from the wholesale tax; amend KRS 244.240 to exclude a distiller selling private selection packages or supplying barrels for barred-aged and batched cocktails from the interlocking interests prohibition; amend KRS 244.260 to permit a retailer to keep distilled spirits or wine in a container for preparing barred-aged and batched cocktails; align distilled spirit container limits with the largest applicable federal standard of fill size; amend KRS 243.034 and 243.0341 to conform.

• C. McCoy · primary
• S. Heavrin Republican · primary
• T. Huff Republican · primary
• W. Lawrence Republican · primary
• R. Palumbo · primary
• B. Rowland · primary
• C. Stevenson · primary
• P. Stevenson Democratic · primary
• S. Westrom · primary

1. Feb 14, 2022 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 14, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Mar 2, 2022 to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) · lower
4. Mar 3, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
5. Mar 4, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Mar 4, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 07, 2022 · lower
7. Mar 9, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
8. Mar 10, 2022 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
9. Mar 11, 2022 3rd reading, passed 75-17 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
10. Mar 14, 2022 received in Senate · upper
11. Mar 14, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
12. Mar 16, 2022 to Licensing & Occupations (S) · upper
13. Mar 21, 2022 taken from Licensing & Occupations (S) · upper
14. Mar 21, 2022 1st reading · lower
15. Mar 21, 2022 returned to Licensing & Occupations (S) · upper
16. Mar 22, 2022 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
17. Mar 23, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 23, 2022 · lower
18. Mar 23, 2022 3rd reading, passed 25-11-1 · lower
19. Mar 24, 2022 received in House · lower
20. Mar 24, 2022 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
21. Mar 24, 2022 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
22. Mar 24, 2022 delivered to Governor · lower
23. Mar 29, 2022 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 39) · 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 39 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF