HB 212 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to container sizes for beverages of high alcohol content

HB 212 modifies container size rules for high-alcohol beverages (over 6% alcohol content) in the state. It requires that such beverages be sold in containers no larger than 200 milliliters, excluding drinks with alcohol content below six percent. The bill directly affects beverage producers, distributors, and retailers selling spirit-based drinks above the 6% threshold. Key provisions set specific container size limits while exempting lower-alcohol products from the requirement. The bill passed committee and is now in its third reading for final passage.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB212 Original → HB212 Act 310 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates Louisiana laws governing how many containers of distilled spirits and wine can be packed into a single shipping case. It clarifies specific container size limits for spirits and introduces a new exemption for spirit-based beverages with less than 6% alcohol content, while adjusting limits for wine to allow up to six containers for 3-liter bottles.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of exemptions by adding a specific threshold for low-alcohol spirit-based beverages and modifies the scope of wine packaging rules to allow greater flexibility for larger bottles.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an exemption for spirit-based beverages with an alcohol content below six percent, meaning these products are no longer subject to the strict container packing limits.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for 3-liter wine bottles from a fixed limit of four containers per case to a flexible limit of not more than six containers per case.

Updated the list of allowable container sizes and maximum counts per shipping case for distilled spirits to include specific milliliter measurements and clarify limits for various sizes.

Adjusted the maximum number of 50-milliliter spirit containers allowed per shipping case from 120 to 60.

HB212 Enrolled → HB212 Original · 11 edits

MAJOR

This bill clarifies and standardizes the maximum number of beverage containers allowed per shipping case for distilled spirits and wines based on their specific container sizes. The changes primarily add 'not more than' language to existing limits to ensure consistency and remove a specific exemption for low-alcohol spirits, while also adding a new size category for 1.75-liter spirits.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of regulation by explicitly including 1.75-liter distilled spirits in the container limits, which were previously omitted from the specific list of regulated sizes.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new container size category for 1.75-liter distilled spirits, allowing a maximum of 6 containers per shipping case.

Changed the limit for 1.00-liter distilled spirits from a fixed number (12) to a maximum limit ('not more than 12'), aligning it with other sizes.

Changed the limit for 750-milliliter distilled spirits from a fixed number (12) to a maximum limit ('not more than 12').

Changed the limit for 700-milliliter distilled spirits from a fixed number (12) to a maximum limit ('not more than 12').

Changed the limit for 375-milliliter distilled spirits from a fixed number (24) to a maximum limit ('not more than 24').

Changed the limit for 200-milliliter distilled spirits from a fixed number (48) to a maximum limit ('not more than 48').

Changed the limit for 100-milliliter distilled spirits from a fixed number (48) to a maximum limit ('not more than 48').

Changed the limit for 50-milliliter distilled spirits from a fixed number (60) to a maximum limit ('not more than 60').

Changed the limit for 50-milliliter distilled spirits from a fixed number (120) to a maximum limit ('not more than 120').

Changed the limit for 3-liter wine containers from a fixed number (4) to a maximum limit ('not more than 6').

Removed the provision exempting spirit-based beverages with an alcohol content below six percent from these container size regulations.

Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House May 8, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 37

May 29, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

24 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 21, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (16-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor