Bill Summary

HB 261 Beverage Law (2019 Session)
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Sponsors
by Tomkow
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Summary
Beverage Law: Prohibits certain entities & persons from directly or indirectly assisting any vendor in certain ways; prohibits licensed vendor from accepting certain items & services; authorizes Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to impose administrative sanctions; prohibits vendor from displaying certain signs in windows of his or her licensed premises; authorizes certain entities & persons to give, lend, furnish, or sell certain advertising material to certain vendors; provides exemptions relating to tied house evil for certain sales & purchases of merchandise; prohibits manufacturer or importer of malt beverages from soliciting or receiving any portion of certain payments from its distributors; specifies that brand-naming rights agreement does not obligate or place responsibility upon distributor; provides civil penalties; prohibits division from imposing certain civil penalties. Effective Date: July 1, 2019
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committees of reference
   H Business & Professions Subcommittee
   H Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
01/14/19
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Filed
01/23/19
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Referred to Business & Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
01/23/19
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Now in Business & Professions Subcommittee
02/06/19
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On Committee agenda - Business & Professions Subcommittee, 02/13/19, 1:30 pm, 212 K
02/13/19
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Favorable by Business & Professions Subcommittee; 8 Yeas, 7 Nays
02/15/19
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Now in Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
03/08/19
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On Committee agenda - Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 1:30 pm, 17 H
03/12/19
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Favorable by Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/19
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Now in Commerce Committee
03/19/19
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 03/21/19, 12:00 pm, 212 K
03/21/19
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Favorable by Commerce Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/22/19
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
05/03/19
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/03/19
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Died on Calendar
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bill text & filed amendments
0261
Filed on 01/14/19
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
561.42
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