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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 311

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Relating to: closing hours for retail sales by wineries.

Alcohol beverage — Regulation Ordinance Retail establishment

  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 makes changes relating to the hours in which wineries can make retail

sales of wine.

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 a retail “Class B" license authorizing

the retail sale of wine. 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: Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Vinehout (D) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

22 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Considine (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Hutton (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Meyers (D) , Nygren (R) , Petryk (R) , Ripp (R) , Shankland (D) , Spiros (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Subeck (D) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vruwink (D) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Oct 17, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, L. Taylor, Moulton, Petrowski, Testin, Vinehout, Olsen, Bewley, Vukmir, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel, Cowles and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Tauchen, Ballweg, Petryk, Zimmerman, Ripp, Allen, Kremer, Spiros, Kooyenga, Tittl, Meyers, Quinn, Considine, Kleefisch, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Stafsholt, Hutton, Vruwink, E. Brooks, Bernier and Shankland

  2. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism

  3. Jun 28, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 10, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 17, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. Oct 17, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 14, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Quinn withdrawn as a cosponsor

  8. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1