Bills › 91st General Assembly
HF 470Signed by Governor · April 25, 2025
Relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations, bond requirements, and fee determinations, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee
Proposed by the Department of Revenue · their explanation · all agency proposals
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2025
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 20, 202589–0
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 14, 202544–1
- Done: To the GovernorApril 24, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawApril 25, 2025
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.
Amendments · 4
4 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.
- S-3095Strike everything · filed April 14, 2025 by Sen. David D. Rowley (R)AdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and updates rules regarding alcohol definitions, licensing, and consumption. It allows the state and state agencies to obtain alcohol licenses without meeting certain character or citizenship requirements, permits customers to carry open containers of alcohol to certain adjacent locations, and allows for the sale of mixed drinks or cocktails that do not contain liquor for off-premises consumption. It also establishes new rules for how mixed drinks prepared on-site can be stored and labeled. Its wording →Amends this SF 610 to CONFORM to HF 470April 14, 2025
- H-1096 · filed March 17, 2025 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment allows customers to take home an unsealed bottle of wine if they have already consumed part of it on the premises, provided it is securely resealed in a tamper-evident bag with a receipt. It also permits customers to carry open containers of wine or other alcoholic beverages to immediately adjacent licensed locations, closed public rights-of-way, or private places. Its wording →March 20, 2025
- H-1033 · filed March 5, 2025 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment adds rules for mixed drinks or cocktails mixed on-site that are not for immediate consumption. It requires these drinks to be stored in labeled containers for no more than 72 hours, prohibits adding caffeine or stimulants, and sets specific requirements for record-keeping and labeling. It also provides definitions for "immediate consumption," "sealed container," and "tamper-evident." Its wording →March 20, 2025
- H-1032 · filed March 5, 2025 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment adds a rule that allows a business's licensed premises to include separate locations that are divided by roads, waterways, or utility rights-of-way, locations in the same general area, or additional warehouses, as long as they are approved by the federal government. Its wording →March 20, 2025