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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 209

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increasing the tax on fermented malt beverages to fund law enforcement grants and alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases the tax rate for the tax on fermented malt beverages from $2

per barrel to $10 per barrel. In addition, an amount of the taxes collected on

fermented malt beverages equal to $2 per barrel will be used by the Office of Justice

Assistance in the Department of Administration to provide grants to counties and

municipalities to reduce crimes related to alcohol use by employing additional law

enforcement officers and obtaining equipment and training, and an amount of the

taxes equal to $4 per barrel will be used for community aids related to alcohol and

drug abuse treatment services. Finally, an amount of the taxes equal to $2 per barrel

will be used for grants for substance abuse treatment and prevention programs.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Risser (D)

3 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Roys (D)

Full history

  1. May 18, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Risser;Cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Roys and Hilgenberg

  2. May 18, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue

  3. Jun 15, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 1, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1