Bills › 91st General Assembly
Concerning the wholesale price of alcoholic liquor offered for sale by the department of revenue
Sponsored by Rep. Austin Baeth (D), Rep. Hans C. Wilz (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 7, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, the state department of revenue calculates the price of liquor for certain retailers using a markup based on the wholesale cost. This bill changes that calculation so that the department must use the minimum unit price if it is higher than the wholesale cost. This change affects how much certain liquor retailers pay when buying alcohol from the state.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the price of alcoholic liquor sold by the department of revenue (department) to class “E” retail alcohol licensees (licensees) consists of, among other things, the manufacturer’s price and a markup of up to 50 percent of the wholesale price paid by the department for the alcoholic liquor. The department is the sole wholesaler of alcoholic liquor sold to licensees located in this state. Licensees are authorized to sell liquor, wine, and beer in original unopened containers at retail to patrons for consumption off the licensed premises. Licensees may also sell alcoholic liquor, high alcoholic content beer, and limited quantities of beer and wine at wholesale to other retail alcohol licensees. This bill provides that if the minimum unit price of the alcoholic liquor is higher than the manufacturer’s price or, for purposes of the 50 percent markup, higher than the wholesale price paid by the department, the minimum unit price is used to calculate the price of the alcoholic liquor sold by the department. The minimum unit price is an amount equal to 50 cents per 18 milliliters of alcohol in the package of alcoholic liquor, as determined by the department.