WEST virginia legislature

2021 second Extraordinary session

Introduced

Senate Bill 2020

By Senators Blair (Mr. President) and Baldwin
(By Request of the Executive)

[Introduced June 24, 2021]

A BILL to amend and reenact §60-3A-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to altering the time frame which retail liquor licensees may sell liquors.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 3A. SALES BY RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSEES.

§60-3A-18. Days and hours retail licensees may sell liquor.

Retail licensees may not sell liquor on Easter Sunday, Christmas Day or before 1 p.m. on other Sundays, except a Sunday on which Christmas falls or between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 6:00 a.m., except that wine and fortified wines may be sold on those days and at such times as authorized in §60-8-34 of this code. Any county may conduct a county option election pursuant to §7-1-3ss of this code to delay the sales of alcoholic liquors until 1:00 p.m. on Sundays.

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make uniform the time at which nonintoxicating beer, wine, and liquors may be sold in this state.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.