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Relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery
Sponsored by Rep. Megan Jones (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 Native distilleries could expand their licensed areas to include locations separated by roads, waterways, or utility paths. This change also allows them to include nearby locations in the same general area or extra warehouses approved by the federal government.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.3 defines “licensed premises” or “premises” to mean all rooms, enclosures, contiguous areas, or places susceptible of precise description satisfactory to the director of revenue where alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer is sold or consumed under authority of a retail alcohol license, wine permit, or beer permit. A single licensed premises may consist of multiple rooms, enclosures, areas, or places if they are wholly within the confines of a single building or contiguous grounds. general location as the premises, and an additional warehouse or warehouses located elsewhere, if approved by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury.
House subcommittee
Named January 23, 2025. On January 29, 2025 it recommended passage.
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