Bill Text: MI HB6554 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Liquor; retail sales; sale of alcoholic beverages; establish a uniform retail selling price and modify markup percentage. Amends secs. 229 & 233 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1229 & 436.1233).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-11-10 - Printed Bill Filed 11/10/2010 [HB6554 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB6554-Introduced.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 6554

 

November 9, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Tlaib and Hammel and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

     A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled

 

"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"

 

by amending sections 229 and 233 (MCL 436.1229 and 436.1233),

 

section 229 as amended by 2005 PA 288.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 229. (1) The commission may license a hotel or merchant,

 

in places that the commission may designate, to sell spirits for

 

consumption off the premises, notwithstanding section 233(1).

 

Except as otherwise provided in this section, if alcoholic liquor

 

is sold by a specially designated distributor pursuant to a license

 

issued under this section, it shall not be sold at less than the

 

minimum a uniform retail selling price fixed by the commission and

 

pursuant to rules promulgated by the commission.


 

     (2) The commission may, by rule or order, allow a specially

 

designated distributor to sell alcoholic liquor at less than the

 

minimum uniform retail selling price fixed by the commission in

 

order to dispose of inventory at a price and under conditions and

 

procedures established through that rule or order.

 

     (3) As used in this section and in sections 1201, 1203, 1205,

 

and 1207, "retail selling price" means the price the commission

 

pays for spirits plus the gross profit established in section 233

 

233(1) and the retail markup as established in section 233(3).

 

     (4) As used in this section, "minimum retail selling price"

 

means retail selling price plus the specific taxes imposed in

 

sections 1201, 1203, 1205, and 1207.

 

     Sec. 233. (1) The commission shall establish uniform prices

 

for the sale of alcoholic liquor in state liquor stores and by

 

specially designated distributors. The prices shall return a gross

 

profit to the commission of not less than 51% and not greater than

 

65% 37%. If alcoholic liquor purchased by the commission has not

 

met sales standards established by the commission for a period of 6

 

months, the commission may sell the alcoholic liquor at a price to

 

be approved by the state administrative board.

 

     (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the commission may

 

establish by rule prices for the sale of alcoholic liquor to

 

hospitals, charitable institutions, and military establishments

 

located in this state.

 

     (3) There shall be allowed a discount of 17% deducted from the

 

sale price a retail markup of 30% of the commission's base price,

 

established by the commission, on the sale of alcoholic liquor made


 

by the state liquor stores to specially designated distributors and

 

establishments licensed to sell for consumption on the premises.

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