Beverage Law
Summary
Beverage Law; Authorizing certain food service establishments to sell or deliver certain alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption under certain circumstances; revising provisions that authorize a restaurant to allow patrons to remove partially consumed bottles of wine from a restaurant for off-premises consumption; revising requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages by certain vendors; authorizing certain vendors to deliver specified alcoholic beverages under certain circumstances; specifying that certain alcoholic beverages are not open containers for the purposes of the prohibition on possessing open containers of alcoholic beverages in vehicles, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed May 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2021 · House Apr 28, 2021
How they voted
34–2
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 7, 2021
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
9
Amendments
2
May 13, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 666848 Concur
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (853337)
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (666848)
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 1
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 853337 adopted
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 853337 filed
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (350424)
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 2
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/18/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/09/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/16/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Bradley
RRepublican
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