Florida House Bill 301 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-23 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 186 (Ch. 2015-12), CS/CS/SB 596 (Ch. 2015-52)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Prohibits electronic benefits transfer cards from being used or accepted to purchase alcoholic beverage; provides requirements for licensed manufacturers of malt beverages to sell such beverages directly to consumers; provides requirements for vendor's licenses for licensed manufacturers; revises requirements for promotional displays & advertising; revises restrictions on vehicle required for use by vendor who transports alcoholic beverages; defines & provides requirements for growlers; authorizes licensed manufacturer, distributor, or importer of malt beverages, or contracted third-party agent thereof, to conduct malt beverage tasting; requires DOT to install certain directional signs at specified locations upon request of licensed craft brewery/distillery; revises limitation on number of containers that may be sold to consumers by craft distilleries; prohibits craft distillery from shipping or arranging to ship its distilled spirits to consumers; limits sale & delivery of distilled spirits; revises restriction on certain craft distillery ownership.

Alcoholic Beverages

House Regulatory Affairs Committee	Rep. Chris Sprowls [R]	Sen. Dana Young [R]	Sen. Daniel Burgess [R]
Sen. Janet Cruz [D]	Rep. Dwight Dudley [D]	Sen. Debbie Mayfield [R]	Sen. Keith Perry [R]
Rep. Paul Renner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-23	House	Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 186 (Ch. 2015-12), CS/CS/SB 596 (Ch. 2015-52)
2015-04-23	House	Substituted CS/CS/SB 186
2015-04-21	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
2015-04-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-04-20	House	CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time
2015-04-17	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-04-14	House	CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
2015-04-10	House	PCS on Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/14/15, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2015-04-07	House	PCS on Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/09/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall --Temporarily postponed
2015-03-24	House	Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee
2015-03-24	House	Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
2015-03-20	House	On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/24/15, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
2015-03-03	House	Introduced
2015-02-19	House	Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
2015-02-18	House	Favorable by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
2015-02-11	House	On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 02/18/15, 10:30 am, Sumner Hall
2015-01-28	House	Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
2015-01-16	House	Filed

S0186 (Similar To) 2015-05-15 - Chapter No. 2015-12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 596 (Ch. 2015-52)
H0107 (Similar To) 2015-04-14 - Unfavorable by Regulatory Affairs Committee, laid on Table; YEAS 6 NAYS 10, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 186 (Ch. 2015-12)
S0596 (Similar To) 2015-05-22 - Chapter No. 2015-52, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 186 (Ch. 2015-12)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
402	82		Amended Code	See Bill Text
561	221		Amended Code	See Bill Text
561	32		Amended Code	See Bill Text
561	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text
561	5101		Amended Code	See Bill Text
561	57		Amended Code	See Bill Text
562	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
562	34		Amended Code	See Bill Text
563	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text
563	09		Amended Code	See Bill Text
563	10		Amended Code	See Bill Text
565	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/301
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0301/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0301/BillText/c1/PDF