CT HB06548 | 2023 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on June 13 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-13 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

To: (1) Authorize (A) alcoholic liquor manufacturers to enter into alternating proprietorship agreements, and (B) certain liquor permittees to enter into contract manufacturing agreements; (2) establish temporary auction permits; (3) provide that a permitted manufacturer of spirits or beer that also holds a farmers' market sales permit may sell, and offer free tastings of, its spirits or beer at a farmers' market operated as a nonprofit enterprise or association; (4) expand the off-site farm winery sales and wine, cider and mead tasting permit to include additional liquor permittees; (5) eliminate the sunset date concerning the period during which certain liquor permittees may sell liquor in sealed containers for off-premises consumption; (6) replace temporary beer and liquor permits with a temporary liquor permit for noncommercial entities; (7) authorize the Department of Consumer Protection to issue farmers' market sales permits to spirits manufacturers; (8) authorize certain liquor manufacturers that hold out-of-state shipper's permits for beer to engage in additional sales and shipping activities under festival permits; (9) provide that no person who assists an applicant, backer or liquor permittee in submitting an application for a liquor permit shall submit, or cause to be submitted, any false statement in connection with such application, or engage in any conduct which delays or impedes the Department of Consumer Protection in processing such application, provide that submitting any such statement or engaging in any such conduct shall constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to impose civil penalties on any person who submits any such statement or engages in any such conduct; (10) provide that a liquor permittee shall be a director, employee, member, officer, partner or shareholder of its backer; (11) provide that the department may summarily suspend a renewed liquor permit if the liquor permittee fails to timely submit a fire marshal certificate to the department; (12) subject beer manufacturers to beer keg identification, receipt and refund requirements; (13) eliminate special club, charitable organization, nonprofit public television corporation and nonprofit corporation permits; and (14) make minor, technical and conforming changes to the Liquor Control Act.

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Title

An Act Concerning The Department Of Consumer Protection's Recommendations Regarding Alcoholic Liquor Regulation.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-06-02 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 328 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-10 - House - House Roll Call Vote 98 AS AMENDED (Y: 149 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - Joint - GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-06-13HouseSigned by the Governor
2023-06-07HouseTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2023-06-07HouseTransmitted to the Secretary of State
2023-06-06HousePublic Act 23-50
2023-06-02HouseIn Concurrence
2023-06-02SenateSenate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2023-06-02SenateSenate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2023-05-12SenateFile Number 780
2023-05-12SenateSenate Calendar Number 497
2023-05-12SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2023-05-10HouseHouse Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2023-05-10HouseHouse Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 7233
2023-03-20HouseFile Number 118
2023-03-20HouseHouse Calendar Number 87
2023-03-20HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2023-03-20HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-03-13HouseReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/20/23 12:00 PM
2023-03-03HouseFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-03-02HouseJoint Favorable Substitute
2023-01-27HousePublic Hearing 01/31
2023-01-26HouseReferred to Joint Committee on General Law

Connecticut State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06548&which_year=2023
Texthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-06548-R00-HB.PDF
Texthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-06548-R01-HB.PDF
Texthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/ACT/PA/PDF/2023PA-00050-R00HB-06548-PA.PDF
Amendmenthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/lcoamd/pdf/2023LCO07233-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendmenthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/amd/H/pdf/2023HB-06548-R00HA-AMD.pdf
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FN/PDF/2023HB-06548-R000118-FN.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/BA/PDF/2023HB-06548-R000118-BA.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/fna/pdf/2023HB-06548-R00LCO07233-FNA.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FN/PDF/2023HB-06548-R01-FN.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/BA/PDF/2023HB-06548-R01-BA.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FN/PDF/2023HB-06548-R010780-FN.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/BA/PDF/2023HB-06548-R010780-BA.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/SUM/PDF/2023SUM00050-R02HB-06548-SUM.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TS/H/PDF/2023HB-06548-R00GL-CV46-TS.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/VOTE/H/PDF/2023HV-00098-R00HB06548-HV.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/VOTE/S/PDF/2023SV-00328-R00HB06548-SV.PDF

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