GA SB63 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 5 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 5 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for manufacturers of malt beverages to make limited retail sales of malt beverages under certain circumstances; to change the definition of a "brewpub"; to provide for licensed brewpubs to sell malt beverages manufactured on its premises to the public for off-premises consumption; to define the term "tasting room"; to provide for legislative intent; to create a limited exception to the three-tier distribution system so as to allow licensed malt beverage manufacturers to sell limited amounts of malt beverages directly to the public for on-premises and off-premises consumption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Alcoholic Beverages; provide for manufacturers of malt beverages to make limited retail sales of malt beverages under certain circumstances
Sponsors
| Sen. Hunter Hill [R] | Sen. Steve Gooch [R] | Sen. John Albers [R] | Sen. Charlie Bethel [R] |
| Sen. Frank Ginn [R] | Sen. Jesse Stone [R] | Rep. Ron Stephens [R] |
Roll Calls
2015-04-02 - Senate - Senate Vote #397 (Y: 46 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-27 - House - House Vote #334 (Y: 142 N: 9 NV: 11 Abs: 18) [PASS]
2015-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #133 (Y: 51 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-27 - House - House Vote #334 (Y: 142 N: 9 NV: 11 Abs: 18) [PASS]
2015-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #133 (Y: 51 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | Effective Date | |
| 2015-05-05 | Act 57 | |
| 2015-05-05 | Senate | Senate Date Signed by Governor |
| 2015-04-09 | Senate | Senate Sent to Governor |
| 2015-04-02 | Senate | Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub |
| 2015-03-27 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2015-03-27 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2015-03-25 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2015-03-19 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2015-03-18 | House | House First Readers |
| 2015-03-13 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2015-03-13 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2015-03-11 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2015-03-09 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2015-01-29 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2015-01-28 | Senate | Senate Hopper |
