Legislation and Regulation pertaining to the Alcohol Industry: January 12, 2013 January 25, 2013

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1 Legislation and Regulation pertaining to the Alcohol Industry: January 12, 2013 January 25, 2013 Alaska Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

2 Arkansas AR H 1108 Broadaway [D] Referendum Election 01/22/2013 House Rules Allows a referendum election by ordinance regarding Sunday sales of alcohol in a city, town, or county. 01/23/2013 To HOUSE Committee on RULES. AR H 1109 Broadaway [D] Alcoholic Beverage Control Division 01/22/2013 House Rules Amends the law concerning specific alcoholic beverage control division permits related to restaurants; declares an emergency and make technical corrections. 01/23/2013 To HOUSE Committee on RULES. Colorado CO H 1114 SPONSOR: Waller [R] Marijuana and Driving Offenses House Judiciary Committee Concerns penalties for persons who drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. INTRODUCED. To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.

3 Florida FL H 347 Renuart [R] Distilled Spirits PREFILED: HOUSE Relates to distilled spirits; revises provisions with respect to licensure and operation of distilleries; requirements for craft distilleries; sale of distilled spirits by licensed distilleries under certain conditions; provides reporting requirements; prohibits shipment of certain distilled spirits; provides for transportation of distilled spirits by licensed distilleries under certain conditions. PREFILED. Hawaii HI H 230 Souki [D] Alcohol Abuse Treatment and Prevention 01/17/2013 House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee (County of Maui Bill Package) Authorizes the Liquor Commission to conduct and fund state and county alcohol abuse treatment and prevention activities; allows liquor license fees to be used for those activities. 01/22/2013 To HOUSE Committee CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMERCE. 01/22/2013 Subsequent referral set for: HOUSE Committee on FINANCE. Mississippi MS H 494 Martinson [R] Alcoholic Beverages Sampling Permits House Ways and Means Committee Relates to the local option alcoholic beverage control law, provides that a package retailer's permit shall authorize the holder to sample new product furnished by a manufacturer's representative or his employees at the permitted place of business; authorizes the Department of Revenue to issue temporary tasting permits and tasting permits.

4 Montana MT D 1755 Regier [R] DUI Laws PREFILED: 12/31/2012 Draft Revises DUI laws; relates to alcohol and drugs; relates to crimes. 01/22/2013 Assigned HOUSE Bill No MT H 275 Regier [R] DUI Laws House Judiciary Committee Revises DUI laws; relates to alcohol and drugs; relates to crimes. INTRODUCED. 01/22/2013 Filed as Draft /22/2013 To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY. North Dakota ND H 1367 Boehning [R] Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday House Industry, Business and Labor Committee Relates to the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. INTRODUCED. To HOUSE Committee on INDUSTRY, BUSINESS AND LABOR. ND H 1458 Damschen [R] Delivery of Alcohol To an Underage Individual House Judiciary Committee Relates the delivery of alcohol to an underage individual; relates to the penalty for delivery of alcohol to an underage individual; provides a penalty. INTRODUCED. To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.

5 ND S 2241 Triplett [D] Wholesale Liquor Tax Collections Senate Human Services Committee Relates to the deposit of wholesale liquor tax collections; creates a substance abuse prevention grant fund; provides an appropriation. INTRODUCED. To SENATE Committee on HUMAN SERVICES. South Dakota SD S 100 Adelstein [R] Wine Direct Shipper Permit Senate Commerce and Energy Committee Establishes a wine direct shipper permit and to provide for certain direct shipments of wine. INTRODUCED. To SENATE Committee on COMMERCE and ENERGY. Tennessee TN H 47 Haynes R [R] Alcoholic Beverages HOUSE Relates to alcoholic beverages; decreases, from 2 years to 1 year and from 10 years to 5 years, the residency requirements for the issuance of a retailer's license to sell alcoholic beverages; specifies, if the next of kin takes over a valid retail license in the event of death of the holder, the residency requirements do not apply. INTRODUCED.

6 Virginia VA H 1849 Albo [R] Alcoholic Beverage Control 01/09/2013 LAST AMEND: 01/24/2013 HOUSE Relates to alcoholic beverage control; relates to operation of contract winemaking facilities; includes in the privileges for winery and farm winery licensees the ability to operate a contract winemaking facility; provides that in the bill, contract winemaking facility is defined as the premises of a licensed winery or farm winery that obtains grapes, fruits, and other plants grown exclusively in Virginia from a person holding a Class A farm winery license and processes such plants in a specified manner. 01/24/2013 Committee substitute adopted on HOUSE floor. 01/24/2013 Engrossed by HOUSE as substituted. VA H 2300 Watson [R] Alcoholic Beverage Control 01/17/2013 House General Laws Committee Relates to alcoholic beverage control; relates to tied house exception; provides an exception from the tied house restrictions by allowing the granting of any retail license to a distillery licensee, or to an applicant for such license, or to a lessee of such person, a wholly owned subsidiary of such person, or its lessee under certain circumstances; under current law, this exception is authorized for brewery and winery licensees. 01/17/2013 INTRODUCED. 01/17/2013 To HOUSE Committee on GENERAL LAWS.