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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 286

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Relating to: closing hours for retail sales by wineries.

Alcohol beverage — Regulation Alcohol beverage — Sale to minors Ordinance Retail establishment

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may sell alcohol

beverages to a consumer unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing

the sale. Current law allows a winery to hold one retail license, which may be either

a "Class A" license or a "Class B" license. A "Class B" license issued to a winery

authorizes the retail sale of wine to be consumed by the glass or in opened containers

on the licensed premises and authorizes the retail sale of wine in the original package

or container to be consumed off the licensed premises. A winery operating under a

retail "Class B" license may not remain open for retail sales of wine between the

hours of 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.

This bill changes the closing hour for wineries operating under a retail "Class

B" license from 9 p.m. to midnight, but allows municipalities to establish, by

ordinance, more restrictive closing hours for these wineries.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Bernier (R) , Considine (D) , Danou (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kremer (R) , Macco (R) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nerison (R) , Neylon (R) , Petryk (R)

10 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Billings (D) , Gudex (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Kahl (D) , Lasee (R) , Lassa (D) , Nass (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Jul 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jarchow, Nerison, Ballweg, Bernier, E. Brooks, Kitchens, Kremer, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Petryk, Berceau, Considine, Danou, Milroy and Meyers; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Lasee, Gudex, Nass, Wanggaard, Bewley, Lassa and Vinehout

  2. Jul 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Jul 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  4. Aug 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and Government Operations and referred to committee on Tourism pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  5. Sep 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Tourism and referred to committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  6. Sep 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Kahl added as a coauthor

  7. Sep 30, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1