SB 148

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

Protection from regulating the terms of sale or rental of soda water beverage

equipment generally or the terms of sale or rental of coin-operated vending

machines by soda water beverage wholesalers to retail food establishments. Current

law authorizes DATCP to promulgate rules prohibiting methods of competition and

trade practices that it determines are unfair. Using this authority, DATCP has

promulgated rules regulating the terms of sale or rental of soda water beverage

equipment and coin-operated vending machines when the equipment or machines

are sold or rented out by wholesalers. Under this bill, DATCP may not issue orders,

promulgate rules, or enforce existing rules that regulate the terms of sale or rental

of soda water beverage equipment generally or the terms of sale or rental of

coin-operated vending machines by soda water beverage wholesalers to retail food

establishments.