Bill Text: MI HB6086 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Liquor; licenses; posting to warn of the potential problems of drinking alcohol during pregnancy; require on premises of retail liquor licensees. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 905a.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-12-06 - Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform [HB6086 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6086-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6086
May 29, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Vaupel, Howrylak, Brann, Cochran, Hughes, Noble and Lucido and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
(MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 905a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 905a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person
licensed under this act to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption on
or off the licensed premises at retail shall post in a conspicuous
location a sign informing the public of the effects of alcohol
consumption during pregnancy. The sign shall contain the message:
"Pregnancy and alcohol do not mix. Drinking alcoholic beverages,
including wine, coolers, and beer, during pregnancy can cause birth
defects.". The commission shall develop and furnish the sign.
(2) If the person described in subsection (1) sells alcoholic
liquor for consumption on the licensed premises, instead of posting
a sign the person may place the message required by subsection (1)
on a menu.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 180 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
